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sullenness
Variant of sullen
adjective
- showing resentment and ill humor by morose, unsociable withdrawal
- gloomy; dismal; sad; depressing
- somber; dull: sullen colors
- slow-moving; sluggish
- Obsolete baleful; threatening
Related Forms:
- sullenly adverb
- sullenness noun
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