different between spiteful vs sulky
spiteful
English
Alternative forms
- spightful (obsolete)
- spightfull (obsolete)
- spitefull (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English spytefulle, equivalent to spite +? -ful.
Adjective
spiteful (comparative spitefuller, superlative spitefullest)
- Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
- Synonyms: malignant, malicious
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Further reading
- spiteful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- spiteful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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sulky
English
Etymology
From sulk +? -y. The horse-drawn vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone.
Adjective
sulky (comparative sulkier, superlative sulkiest)
- (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
- 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I’m older than you, and must know better.” And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.
- Synonyms: sullen, morose
- 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Noun
sulky (plural sulkies)
- A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
- Any carriage seating only the driver.
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