moody
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moody¹
- /ˈmuːdi/
Rhymes with -uːdi
Where it comes from
From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.
adjective moodier · moodiest · moodie
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Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
How now? moodie? / What is't thou canſt demand?
Similar: capricious, fickle
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Sulky or depressed.
Similar: miserable, unhappy, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless, chopfallen, crestfallen
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Dour, gloomy or brooding.
There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this,
Similar: joyless, sombre, cheerless, comfortless, bleak, dark, morose, depressing, desolate, dire, disconsolate, dismal
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Of dubious origin; counterfeit or stolen.
Both Garry and Wally were dressed in dodgy suits and looked ready to hit the streets of Peckham to sell moody goods.
Similar: dodgy
Moody²
- /ˈmudi/
Sounds like moody · Rhymes with -uːdi
proper noun Mowdy
- A surname.
- A city in St. Clair County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana.
- A settlement near Moody Beach, York County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
- A city in McLennan County, Texas.
- A locality on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ill-natured, sullen, morose, dour, glum, saturnine, sour, glowering, temperamental, emotional, dark, irritable, lunatic, miserable, depressed, grim
Translations
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adj Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental
| Español | temperamental |
|---|---|
| Français | lunatique |
| Deutsch | launisch |
| Italiano | umorale |
| Ελληνικά | κυκλοθυμικός kyklothymikós |
adj sulky or depressed
| Español | melancólico, triste |
|---|---|
| Français | mélancolique |
| Deutsch | mürrisch |
| עברית | מְצֻבְרָח m'tzuvráẖ |
adj dour, gloomy or brooding
| 日本語 | 根暗 nekura |
|---|---|
| Français | lugubre, taciturne, mélancolique |
| Deutsch | schwermütig |
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