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moody

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mood⋅y

  [moo-dee]
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–adjective, mood⋅i⋅er, mood⋅i⋅est.
1. given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
2. proceeding from or showing such a mood: a moody silence.
3. expressing or exhibiting sharply varying moods; temperamental.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME mody, OE mōdig. See mood 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
mood⋅i⋅ly, adverb
mood⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. sulky, morose, brooding; glowering.

Moo⋅dy

  [moo-dee]
–noun
1. Dwight Ly⋅man  [lahy-muhn] , 1837–99, U.S. evangelist.
2. Helen Wills. Wills, Helen Newington.
3. William Vaughn  [vawn] , 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright.
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mood·y   (mōō'dē)   
adj.   mood·i·er, mood·i·est

  1. Given to frequent changes of mood; temperamental.

  2. Subject to periods of depression; sulky.

  3. Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood: a moody silence.

mood'i·ly adv., mood'i·ness n.
Moo·dy   (mōō'dē)   
American evangelist who toured major American and British cities and founded several educational institutions.
Moody, Helen Wills  
See Helen Newington Wills.
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moody mood·y (m&oomacr;'dē)
adj. mood·i·er, mood·i·est

  1. Given to frequent changes of mood; temperamental.

  2. Subject to periods of depression; sulky.

  3. Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood.

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