moody
1 Americannoun
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Dwight Lyman 1837–99, U.S. evangelist.
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Helen Wills. Wills, Helen Newington.
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William Vaughn 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright.
adjective
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sullen, sulky, or gloomy
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temperamental or changeable
noun
Other Word Forms
- moodily adverb
- moodiness noun
- unmoody adjective
Etymology
Origin of moody
before 900; Middle English mody, Old English mōdig. See mood 1, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Sombr lived up to his name with a moody looking, gothic red satin and black lace top complete with tailored red trousers.
From BBC
Emerald Fennell has done an admirable job of not modernizing a dark and moody romance.
These are two Europeans: Miriam, a deeply feeling, moody, beautiful Jewish-British painter with a mysterious past; and Donatello, an Italian Bacchus who closely resembles the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles’ “Faun.”
The camera takes time to adore the young protagonists, to admire their excellent surfaces, to look them straight in their moody, broody, serious eyes.
From Los Angeles Times
The multicoffered ceilings remain, as do the dark and moody bathrooms, dressing rooms, and bar.
From MarketWatch
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