moody

¹

[moo-dee]

adjective

moodier, moodiest 

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

   Synonyms: brooding, morose, sulky

2. proceeding from or showing such a mood.

   a moody silence.

3. expressing or exhibiting sharply varying moods; mood; temperamental.

Moody

²

[moo-dee]

noun

1. Dwight Lyman 1837–99, U.S. evangelist.

2. Helen Wills. Wills, Helen Newington.

3. William Vaughn 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright.

moody

¹

/ ˈmuːdɪ /

adjective

1. sullen, sulky, or gloomy

2. temperamental or changeable

Moody

²

/ ˈmuːdɪ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• moodily adverb
• moodiness noun
• unmoody adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of moody¹

before 900; Middle English mody, Old English mōdig. See mood ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Berry uses a blend of instruments — including saxophones, synthesizers and sound bowls — to craft the otherworldly, moody score.

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An exterior staircase leads down to a dramatic interior with a circular bar, soaring ceilings, and moody lighting.

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The single dropped on 17 October 2005 and the cover featured a moody teenage supermarket cashier wearing a tabard.

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Other tracks include “Just a Little,” strutting to a Rolling Stones-ish riff, and the bluesy, moody “Go on Down to Mobile,” with a brief but searing guitar solo that is recognizably his.

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Pearly clouds gather over the ocean in the distance, a view that evokes the moody landscapes of Virginia Woolf’s novels.

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