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Surry vs Sulky - What's the difference?

surry | sulky |

As nouns the difference between surry and sulky

is that surry is friend while sulky is a low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.

As a adjective sulky is

silent and withdrawn after being upset.

surry

English

Alternative forms

* surrie

Noun

(en noun)
  • Friend
  • Synonyms

    * See

    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  • silent and withdrawn after being upset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, ā€œIā€™m older than you, and must know better.ā€ 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.