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    [Adjective]  | "sul*len" | \ ˈsə-lən \


    1: gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed

    2: suggesting a sullen state : lowering

    3: dull or somber in sound or color


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English solein solitary, from Anglo-French sulein, solain, perhaps from sol, soul single, sole + -ain after Old French soltain solitary, private, from Late Latin solitaneus, ultimately from Latin solus alone;

    [Adjective]  | "sullen" 


    1: causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer;


      * e.g., " ... sullen skies that matched our mood on the day of the funeral "





    2: given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability;


      * e.g., " ... sullen and bored at his in-laws' house, he couldn't wait for the holidays to end "



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