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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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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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