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SULLENLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a sullen manner
Example:
he sat in his chair dourly
Synonyms:
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Pertainym:
sullen (showing a brooding ill humor)
Context examples:
Slowly and sullenly at last the throng drew off, with many a fierce backward glance, while eleven of their number lay huddled in front of the stair which they had failed to win.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Johnson hesitated, but the long years of obedience to the masters of ships overpowered him, and he dropped sullenly to the deck and went on forward.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
There was no need, however, for him to move, for the twain came swiftly towards them until they were within a spear's length, when the man with the cross sat himself down sullenly upon a tussock of grass by the wayside, while the other stood beside him with his great cudgel still hanging over his head.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
