sullenness Copy link Outline I. Moroseness, q. v.II. Intractableness, q. v. Or expr. by adj. (v. SULLEN, II., III.). • sullenness: I. Moroseness, q. v.: tristitia, natura nimis tristis atque recondita (v. moroseness). Phr.: s., ira tenax (obstinate anger), Ov. Pont. 1, 9, 28: away with s. (or assumed severity), deme supercilio nubem, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94 (cf. triste supercilium, Mart. 11., 2, 1). II. Intractableness, q. v. Or expr. by adj. (v. sullen, II., III.).