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Definition of: sullen
(sul′ən) adjective
1. Obstinately and gloomily ill–humored; morose; glum.
2. Depressing; somber: sullen clouds.
3. Slow; sluggish: a sullen tread.
4. Melancholy.
5. Ill–omened; threatening. See synonyms under GRIM. [Earlier solein, appar. <AF <sol SOLE3]
—sul′len·ly adverb
—sul′len·ness noun
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