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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SULKINESS

n.[from sulky. ] Sullenness; sourness; moroseness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SULKINESS

Sulk "i *ness, n. Etym: [For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen slothful, remiss, in asolcen, besolcen, properly p.p. of sealcan in asealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain origin. ]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition.