Definition of moody
moodier
;moodiest
1 : subject to depression : gloomy
2 : subject to moods : temperamental
3 : expressive of a mood
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Examples of moody in a Sentence
I don't know why I get so moody sometimes.
She's a moody woman—she can be happy one minute and angry the next.
The room's moody lighting suggested mystery and romance.
Recent Examples of moody from the Web
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Mysterious and moody cloud cover at the 8:30 p.m. show time, perhaps, providing a perfect backdrop for trip-the-light fantastic Starlight floats.
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Moody’s followed S&P’s downgrade Thursday, citing Illinois’s underfunded pensions and the record backlog of bills that are equivalent to about 40 percent of its operating budget.
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Her film is a moody meditation on modern living and surveillance, true to the original 10,000-word tale but also beautifully cinematic.
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There were moody atmospherics with Joseph Capriati and TestPilot on Sunday, or Monday with Mind Against and Recondite, the picturesque waterfront scene of the Pyramid Stage providing a beautiful backdrop for day-dreaming dancers to get lost in.
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Honorable mentions — including a moody look at a reef at sunset from underwater — were just as stunning.
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In its an original iteration, then just a moody murder mystery only slightly quirky by broadcast standards, Twin Peaks premiered to 34.6 million viewers.
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Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its rating of China’s sovereign debt one notch on Wednesday, citing concerns over growing debt in the country, which has the world’s second-largest economy.
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Moody’s rates them Baa2 while S&P ranks them BBB-plus, several notches below their triple-A rating for bonds of the highest quality, but still above junk-bond status.
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Other Psychology Terms
Moody
playDefinition of Moody
Dwight Lyman 1837–1899 American evangelist
MOODY Defined for English Language Learners
moody
playDefinition of moody for English Language Learners
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: often unhappy or unfriendly
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: having moods that change often
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: creating a certain mood or feeling
MOODY Defined for Kids
moody
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moodier
;moodiest
: often feeling or showing a gloomy or a bad frame of mind
moodily
\ˈmü-də-lē\ adverbmoodiness
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