Both Uses of
sullen
in
The House of Mirth
- In spite of his understanding with Rosedale he had been somewhat heavily "touched" by the fall in stocks; his household expenses weighed on him, and he seemed to be meeting, on all sides, a sullen opposition to his wishes, instead of the easy good luck he had hitherto encountered.†
Chpt 1.12
- "That's just what I do mean," returned Trenor, his bluster sinking to sullenness under her look.†
Chpt 1.13 *
Definition:
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(sullen as in: a sullen mood) being unhappy (and often withdrawn)