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Depressing vs Sulky - What's the difference?

depressing | sulky |

As adjectives the difference between depressing and sulky

is that depressing is causing depression or sadness while sulky is silent and withdrawn after being upset.

As a verb depressing

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun sulky is

a low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.

depressing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing depression or sadness.
    • The television news was depressing , so rather than start crying I turned it off.

    Synonyms

    * unpleasant

    Verb

    (head)

    • sulky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • silent and withdrawn after being upset
    • the sulky child
  • * 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, 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

    Noun

    (sulkies)
  • A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
  • Any carriage seating only the driver.