Silently resentful; dogged; morose; sullen; moody; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others.Stunted, or of backward growth: noting a condition of a plant, sometimes resulting from insect injury.Synonyms Morose, Splenetic, etc. (see sullen); cross, spleenish, perverse, cross-grained, out of humor.n. A light two-wheeled carriage for one person, drawn by one horse, commonly used for trials of speed between trotting-horses.