sullen
adjective /ˈsʌl.ən/Definition
› angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people: His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment.literary She looked up at the sullen (= dark and unpleasant) sky and shuddered.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviour sullenly /-li/ adverb › She turned her back to him and stared sullenly out of the window.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviour sullenness /-nəs/ noun [U] Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviour
(Definition of sullen adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (at) daggers drawn idiom
- abrasive adjective (PERSON)
- aloof adjective
- antisocial adjective
- austere adjective
- brutal adjective
- frigid adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- give sb the time of day idiom
- gruff adjective
- hostile adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- icy adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
- impersonal adjective
- inhospitable adjective (PERSON)
- offhand adjective
- offish adjective
- saturnine adjective
- sour adjective (BAD FEELING)
- wintry adjective (EXPRESSION)
- withdraw verb (STOP CONTACT)
- withdrawal noun (NO CONTACT)
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Not being friendly
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