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Sulky vs Petulant - What's the difference?

sulky | petulant |

As adjectives the difference between sulky and petulant

is that sulky is silent and withdrawn after being upset while petulant is exuberant, lively.

As a noun sulky

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

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  • silent and withdrawn after being upset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.

    • petulant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • childishly irritable
    • Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
  • (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
    • (Burton)

    Synonyms

    * huffy * snappish * irritable * grouchy * bad-tempered * ill-tempered * crabby

    Antonyms

    * easygoing