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moody
[ moo-dee ]
/ Ëmu di /
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adjective, mood·i·er, mood·i·est.
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OTHER WORDS FROM moody
mood·i·ly, adverbmood·i·ness, nounun·mood·y, adjectiveWords nearby moody
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Other definitions for moody (2 of 2)
Moody
[ moo-dee ]
/ Ëmu di /
noun
Dwight Ly·man [lahy-muhn], /ËlaÉȘ mÉn/, 1837â99, U.S. evangelist.
Helen Wills. Wills, Helen Newington.
William Vaughn [vawn], /vÉn/, 1869â1910, U.S. poet and playwright.
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British Dictionary definitions for moody (1 of 2)
moody
/ (ËmuËdÉȘ) /
adjective moodier or moodiest
sullen, sulky, or gloomy
temperamental or changeable
Derived forms of moody
moodily, adverbmoodiness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for moody (2 of 2)
Moody
/ (ËmuËdÉȘ) /
noun
Dwight Lyman. 1837â99, US evangelist and hymnodist, noted for his revivalist campaigns in Britain and the US with I. D. Sankey
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