Both Uses
sullen
in
The One and Only Ivan
(Edited)
- Mack grew sullen.
p. 142.1sullen = unhappy
- I watch Ruby trudge sullenly through the four-o'clock show, and I wonder: What will happen if I fail?
p. 200.8 *sullenly = unhappily
Definitions:
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(1)
(sullen as in: a sullen mood) being unhappy (and often withdrawn)
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(2)
(sullen as in: a sullen sky) darkened by clouds; or the color of a gloomy sky
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(3)
(sullen as in: sullen heat) unpleasant
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Sullen can also be used figuratively. For example, "A sullen economic landscape" is one that does not look hopeful.