sullenly
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈsʌlənli/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English sullen Middle English -ly English -ly English sullenly From sullen + -ly.
- In a sullen manner.
“A grim meaning rose in the vacuous eye of Lovel; Isaacs caressed his diamond pin, smiling in a sickly fashion; McNamara's wandering stare fixed and grew unhumanly bright; Ufert openly dropped his hand on his gun-butt and stood sullenly defiant.”
“Sullenly, jocularly, resentfully, or derisively, names and addresses were extorted from the company, and each member given a jerk of the head to get out of this.”