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Sulkier vs Silkier - What's the difference?

sulkier | silkier |

As adjectives the difference between sulkier and silkier

is that sulkier is comparative of sulky while silkier is comparative of silky.

sulkier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (sulky)

    • 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  • silent and withdrawn after being upset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.

    • silkier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (silky)

    • silky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
    • cloth with a silky lustre
    a silky wine

    Derived terms

    * silky oak

    References

    * * * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)