moody
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moody (ˈmuːdɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , moodier, moodiest | |
| 1. | sullen, sulky, or gloomy |
| 2. | temperamental or changeable |
| 'moodily | |
| —adv | |
| 'moodiness | |
| —n | |
| Moody (ˈmuːdɪ) | |
| —n | |
| Dwight Lyman. 1837--99, US evangelist and hymnodist, noted for his revivalist campaigns in Britain and the US with I. D. Sankey | |
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Word Origin & History
moody
O.E. modig "brave, proud, high-spirited;" meaning "subject to gloomy spells" is first recorded 1590s (via a M.E. sense of "angry"); see mood (1).
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moody mood·y (m&oomacr;'dē)
adj. mood·i·er, mood·i·est
Given to frequent changes of mood; temperamental.
Subject to periods of depression; sulky.
Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood.
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Example sentences
Moody's, a ratings agency, has reduced the region's creditworthiness to junk status.
On the one hand she could be a moody and petulant bully, who carefully cultivated inflexible opinions and fostered great hates.
Moody's, a ratings agency, has given warning of a downgrade.
There was something in the moody and dogged silence of this pertinacious companion, that was mysterious and appalling.
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