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brood⋅y

  [broo-dee]
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–adjective, brood⋅i⋅er, brood⋅i⋅est.
1. moody; gloomy.
2. inclined to sit on eggs: a broody hen.
Origin:
1505–15; brood + -y 1

Related forms:
brood⋅i⋅ness, noun
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brood·y   (brōō'dē)   
adj.   brood·i·er, brood·i·est

    1. Meditative; contemplative.

    2. Oppressive: "The room's air was broody and sullen, like the season's own, full of storm clouds" (Nicholas Proffitt).

  2. Disposed to sit on eggs to hatch them: a broody hen.

brood'i·ness n.
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