Cheery and Sulky

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Cheery adjective - Having or showing a good mood or disposition.

Usage example: a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party

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Sulky is an antonym for cheery.

Nearby Words: cheer, cheerful, cheerless, cheering, cheered

Sulky adjective - Given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability.

Usage example: our teenage daughter turns sulky if we refuse to let her borrow the car

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Cheery is an antonym for sulky.

Nearby Words: sulk, sulking, sulked, sulkily

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