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Sullen 牛津8 Bre /ˈsʌlən/Name /ˈsʌlən/Adjective  Word Origin  Example Bank Disapproving)1 Bad Tempered

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BrE /ˈsʌlən/NAmE /ˈsʌlən/adjective

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(disapproving)1 bad-tempered and not speaking, either on a particular occasion or because it is part of your characterBob looked pale and sullen. She gave him a sullen glare. sullen teenagers2 (literary) (of the sky or weather) dark and unpleasanta sullen grey sky sul•len•ly/BrE ˈsʌlənli; NAmE ˈsʌlənli/ adverbsul•len•ness/BrE ; NAmE / noun [uncountable] 

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