Sullenly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsʌlənli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Sullenly is an adverb meaning In a sullen manner.
Meaning
In a sullen manner.
Example Sentences
Sullenly they paid what was asked, sullenly left, Hamzah feigning a kick at the glass showcase filled with loaves and Chinese cakes.
Sullenly, jocularly, resentfully, or derisively, names and addresses were extorted from the company, and each member given a jerk of the head to get out of this.
A grim meaning rose in the vacuous eye of Lovel; Isaacs caressed his diamond pin, smiling in a sickly fashion; McNamara's wandering stare fixed and grew unhumanly bright; Ufert openly dropped his hand on his gun-butt and stood sullenly defiant.
Synonyms for sullenly
Depending on context, synonyms include dourly, glumly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glumly, dourly, sulkily, sulkingly, gloomily, gloomingly.
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