moody

[ 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.

  1. expressing or exhibiting sharply varying moods; temperamental.

Origin of moody

1
before 900; Middle English mody,Old English mōdig.See mood1, -y1

Other words for moody

Other words from moody

  • mood·i·ly, adverb
  • mood·i·ness, noun
  • un·mood·y, adjective

Other definitions for Moody (2 of 2)

Moody
[ moo-dee ]

noun
  1. Dwight Ly·man [lahy-muhn], /ˈlaɪ mən/, 1837–99, U.S. evangelist.

  2. Helen Wills. Wills, Helen Newington.

  1. William Vaughn [vawn], /vɔn/, 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright.

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British Dictionary definitions for moody (1 of 2)

moody

/ (ˈmuːdɪ) /


adjectivemoodier or moodiest
  1. sullen, sulky, or gloomy

  2. temperamental or changeable

Derived forms of moody

  • moodily, adverb
  • moodiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Moody (2 of 2)

Moody

/ (ˈmuːdɪ) /


noun
  1. 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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