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Definition
to be overly unhappy and unsociable — often due to disappointment or a sense of not getting what was deserved
- She turned the wick down, lifted off the globe, and breathed on the sulky flame.Chapter 26 (99% in)
- After that there was still time to review, one by one, the familiar countenances in the first rows; the women's sharp with curiosity and excitement, the men's sulky with the obligation of having to put on their frock-coats before luncheon, and fight for food at the wedding-breakfast.Chapter 19 (18% in)
There are no more uses of "sulk" in The Age of Innocence.
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