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FatimaSaboor123 Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Sullen?

Sullen is best defined as a state of sorrow.

Is the above statement true? Please help.

  

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Is the above statement true? No, that is not the meaning of 'sullen'. adjective 1.

  • Is the above statement true?
  • No, that is not the meaning of 'sullen'.
  • adjective 1.
  • showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
  • 2.
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FatimaSaboor123Sullen is best defined as a state of sorrow.Is the above statement true?

No, that is not the meaning of 'sullen'.

adjective
1.
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
2.
persistently and silently ill-humored; morose.
3.
indicative of gloomy ill

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Not only does "sullen" have nothing to do with sorrow, "sullen" is an adjective and "a state of sorrow" is a noun.

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