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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mood•y /ˈmudi/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est. - (of a person) changing one's moods:She's very moody: one minute she's happy, the next minute, sad.
- unhappy; gloomy or sullen;
depressed:moody since he lost his job. - expressing such a mood:a moody silence.
mood•i•ly /ˈmudəli/USA pronunciation adv.: answered moodily that she didn't care one way or the other. mood•i•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mood•y (mo̅o̅′dē),USA pronunciation adj., mood•i•er, mood•i•est. - given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods;
ill-humored. - proceeding from or showing such a mood:a moody silence.
- expressing or exhibiting sharply varying moods;
temperamental.
- Middle English mody, Old English mōdig. See mood1, -y1 bef. 900
mood′i•ly, adv. mood′i•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sulky, morose, brooding; glowering.
Moo•dy (mo̅o̅′dē),USA pronunciation n. Dwight Ly•man (lī′mən),USA pronunciation 1837–99, U.S. evangelist.- BiographicalHelen Wills. See Wills, Helen Newington.
William Vaughn (vôn),USA pronunciation 1869–1910, U.S. poet and playwright. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: moody /ˈmuːdɪ/ adj (moodier, moodiest)- sullen, sulky, or gloomy
- temperamental or changeable
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