Difference between Sulky and Sluggish

What is the difference between Sulky and Sluggish?

Sulky as an adjective is irritated, gloomy, upset; moodily silent while Sluggish as an adjective is habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

Sulky

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Irritated, gloomy, upset; moodily silent

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing. Any carriage seating only the driver.

Sluggish

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

Example sentence: There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.

We hope you now know whether to use Sulky or Sluggish in your sentence.

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