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Uncommonsullen
The correct spelling is sullen.
How to pronounce sullen
/ˈsʌlən/
nounIPA: /ˈsʌlən/
Say it like: Sul-len
The correct spelling is sullen. One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
- 2.(chiefly in plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.
adjective
- 1.Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
- 2.Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- 3.Sluggish; slow.
- 4.Lonely; solitary; desolate.
- 5.Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
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