All 5 Uses of
sullen
in
War and Peace
- His features were like his sister's, but while in her case everything was lit up by a joyous, self-satisfied, youthful, and constant smile of animation, and by the wonderful classic beauty of her figure, his face on the contrary was dulled by imbecility and a constant expression of sullen self-confidence, while his body was thin and weak.†
Chpt 1
- The hall porter sullenly pulled a bell that rang upstairs, and turned away.†
Chpt 1
- The latter was riding with a sullen expression on his face.†
Chpt 7 *
- Pierre did not answer and left Rostopchin's room more sullen and angry than he had ever before shown himself.†
Chpt 11
- The husband came up and sullenly asked his wife what she was talking about.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(sullen as in: a sullen mood) being unhappy (and often withdrawn)