sulkily

«sulkily» in Mova's school dictionary: In a sulky way: quiet, cross and unwilling to be friendly… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (sulkily)

meaning for a pupil

In a sulky way: quiet, cross and unwilling to be friendly because you are upset or did not get your way. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories to show grumpy, childish moods. Alice in Wonderland: the Dormouse and other creatures often speak sulkily; Toad sulks when he cannot have his way. It tells the reader a character is upset but not shouting.

examples

• «I don't want to,» he said sulkily. tree →
• The Dormouse answered sulkily. tree →
• She sat sulkily in the corner. tree →
• Toad sulkily agreed to give up motor cars. tree →
• My brother sulkily put his toys away. tree →
• The cat walked off sulkily after its bath. tree →

note

Adverb of «sulky». Verb: sulk (sulk, sulked, sulking). Noun: a sulk («in a sulk»). Spelling: sulky → sulkily (y changes to i).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sulkily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.