sulkier; sulkiest
1
a
: sulking or given to spells of sulking
b
: relating to or indicating a sulk
a sulky expression
2
[sulky entry 2]
: having wheels and usually a seat for the driver
a sulky plow
plural sulkies
: a light 2-wheeled vehicle (as for harness racing) having a seat for the driver only and usually no body
Examples of sulky in a Sentence
Adjective
She is very sulky today.
She's in a sulky mood.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
And at the play’s pinnacle, Stewart, an extraordinary trans actress, takes the show back from the sulky boys by performing a soft-limbed voguing solo, plunging to the floor as her braids twirl around her.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 23 May 2022
Occasionally there would be an eruption of cheering, or sulky booing would break out.
—Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 3 Nov. 2020
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Adjective
Just picture it: a Bond car chase reimagined as a slow, sulky glide through fog and existential dread.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
And at the play’s pinnacle, Stewart, an extraordinary trans actress, takes the show back from the sulky boys by performing a soft-limbed voguing solo, plunging to the floor as her braids twirl around her.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Noun
The first floor of the barn once housed farm equipment, grain bins and feeding troughs, as well as the remnants of an old sulky.
—Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 23 May 2022
Occasionally there would be an eruption of cheering, or sulky booing would break out.
—Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 3 Nov. 2020
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“Sulky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sulky. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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sulky
2 of 2 noun
plural sulkies
: a light two-wheeled vehicle that is pulled by a horse and has a seat for the driver only and usually no body
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