moody

moody

adj \ˈmü-dē\

mood·i·ermood·i·est

Definition of MOODY

1

: subject to depression : gloomy

2

: subject to moods : temperamental

3

: expressive of a mood

— mood·i·ly \ˈmü-də-lē\ adverb

— mood·i·ness \ˈmü-dē-nəs\ noun

Examples of MOODY

1. I don't know why I get so moody sometimes.
2. She's a moody woman—she can be happy one minute and angry the next.
3. The room's moody lighting suggested mystery and romance.

First Known Use of MOODY

1593

Related to MOODY

Synonyms: temperamental

Related Words: capricious, changeable, changeful, fickle, fluctuating, fluid, freakish, impulsive, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical; pouty, sulky; choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, quick-tempered, short-tempered, snappish, snippety, snippy, testy, waspish

Near Antonyms: equable, even; immutable, inflexible, invariable, unalterable, unchangeable; changeless, constant, settled, stable, steady, unchanging

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Rhymes with MOODY

broody