broody
adjective
moody; gloomy.
broodiness
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a word derived from
broody.
Example Sentences
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My siblings are unlikely to provide her with one, so I get the full 1,000-watt beam of her broodiness.
From Slate ● May 19, 2021
But Mother Nature is nothing if not compelling, and my broodiness sat in my core like an ache.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2016
Cuomo’s dark broodiness, his affinity for suffering, lent him moral gravity.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 2, 2015
Kara Tointon has just the right broodiness as the edgy Evelyn, who is like a comic version of the young mother in Edward Bond's Saved.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2012
The broodiness lifts from Dad’s eyes and Jonah forgets that he’s angry, as I knew he would.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
