moody

[ moo-dee ]

/ ˈmu di /

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adjective, mood·i·er, mood·i·est.

given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.

proceeding from or showing such a mood: a moody silence.

expressing or exhibiting sharply varying moods; temperamental.

OTHER WORDS FOR moody

1 sulky, morose, brooding; glowering.

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Origin of moody

before 900; Middle English mody,Old English mōdig.See mood¹, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM moody

mood·i·ly, adverbmood·i·ness, nounun·mood·y, adjective

Other definitions for moody (2 of 2)

Moody

[ moo-dee ]

/ ˈmu di /

noun

Dwight Ly·man

[lahy-muhn], /ˈlaɪ mən/, 1837–99, U.S. evangelist.

Helen Wills. Wills, Helen Newington.

William Vaughn

[vawn], /vɔn/, 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright.

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How to use moody in a sentence

Moodily he stood there, one hand on the high mantel shelf, one foot upon an andiron, his eyes upon the flames.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He clicked off and sat there moodily, and Beardsley watched him, noting the quick nervous rhythm of Arnold's fingers.
We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse
He sat without moving, moodily staring before him at the same spot in the wall-paper.
Summer|Edith Wharton
He bore it for an hour, and then got up and mended the fire, by which he was moodily seated, when I awoke from my first nap.
Alone|Marion Harland

The captain, who was steering mechanically, paid no heed to them, staring moodily ahead into the darkness.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for moody (1 of 2)

moody

/ (ˈmuːdɪ) /

adjective moodier or moodiest

sullen, sulky, or gloomy

temperamental or changeable

Derived forms of moody

moodily, adverbmoodiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for moody (2 of 2)

Moody

/ (ˈmuːdɪ) /

noun

Dwight Lyman. 1837–99, US evangelist and hymnodist, noted for his revivalist campaigns in Britain and the US with I. D. Sankey

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