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sulky

adjective noun

depressingly dark

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
UL
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

adjective

  1. depressingly dark

    “the gloomy forest”

adjective

  1. slow or slothful

    “a sluggish stream”

adjective

  1. sullen or moody

noun

  1. a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse

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Example Sentences

the gloomy forest
the glooming interior of an old inn
‘gloomful’ is archaic
a sluggish stream

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