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moody
1[ moo-dee ]
Moody
2[ moo-dee ]
noun
- Dwight Ly·man [lahy, -m, uh, n], 1837–99, U.S. evangelist.
- Helen Wills. Wills, Helen Newington.
- William Vaughn [vawn], 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright.
moody
1/ ˈmuːdɪ /
adjective
- sullen, sulky, or gloomy
- temperamental or changeable
Moody
2/ ˈmuːdɪ /
noun
- MoodyDwight Lyman18371899MUSRELIGION: evangelistRELIGION: hymnodist Dwight Lyman. 1837–99, US evangelist and hymnodist, noted for his revivalist campaigns in Britain and the US with I. D. Sankey
Derived Forms
- ˈmoodiness, noun
- ˈmoodily, adverb
Other Words From
- moodi·ly adverb
- moodi·ness noun
- un·moody adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
From sarcastic songs about gun-totting Jesus-loving homophobes to angst-ridden observations of a dystopic civilization adopting a narcissist as messiah, the vocals swing from moody Depeche Mode-like disenchantment to NIN urgency.
“I can’t say that plant-based burgers are a healthier choice than just getting a regular beef burger,” Moody says.
Muneer, a practical, faithful man, is bewildered by his moody wife.
“There is absolutely no way that the carriers will be able to keep up with the volume,” Moody’s Vice President Charlie O’Shea tells Fortune.
Still, if Doom Eternal has one weak point — and it isn’t much of one — it’s that it attempts to combine violent slapstick action with a semi-serious exploration of its moody, demon-hating protagonist.
Risking a $1,500 HKD fine, nearly $200 USD, their cover of the moment was a moody song by Coldplay.
Underneath was someone who looked a lot more like me and the other young writers I knew: anxious, moody, paranoid.
Zero Mostel gets Gene Wilder, Frank Langella gets Ron Moody, Gene Wilder gets Cleavon Little.
Now, as Chris Moody reports for Yahoo News, he laments the extent to which the America today is race conscious.
Too experimental and moody for the purists and too conventional for the risk seekers, it barely registered.
He was silent and moody, and showed little responsiveness to Garnache's jesting humour.
He is great fun, only he does get so moody and serious; sits for two hours in the office with his head in his hands.
He continues his walk in moody silence, brooding over his sense of injustice.
He leaned his elbow on the overmantel and rested his brow against his clenched right hand, and stood so awhile in moody thought.
This young man, silent and moody, appeared with others in the saloon of Madame Roland.
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