sulky

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
  2. adjective sullen or moody
  3. adjective moving slowly

Etymology

See sulk. The vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone, as though sulking.

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