moodier; moodiest
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.
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Kristin Dittmar Design Kristin Dittmar Design devised a warm and moody primary bathroom for a home in Aspen.
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025
The market is feeling moody: The stock market opened with losses this morning after the Moody’s ratings agency downgraded the federal government’s credit rating from triple-A to double-A.
Keep in mind this was the agency’s first time changing the U.S.’s creditworthiness.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 19 May 2025
At Salama, moody lighting followed through from the terrace through to the bar and dance floor, and further ahead were tables for each cast member to drink and mingle.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Like any moody kid, all the eponymous Saiki wants is to be left alone and mind his own business, but the need to keep his secret from most of the people around him gets in his way.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025
The market is feeling moody: The stock market opened with losses this morning after the Moody’s ratings agency downgraded the federal government’s credit rating from triple-A to double-A.
Keep in mind this was the agency’s first time changing the U.S.’s creditworthiness.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 19 May 2025
At Salama, moody lighting followed through from the terrace through to the bar and dance floor, and further ahead were tables for each cast member to drink and mingle.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Like any moody kid, all the eponymous Saiki wants is to be left alone and mind his own business, but the need to keep his secret from most of the people around him gets in his way.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moody. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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moody
adjective
moodier; moodiest
1
: frequently influenced by moods
especially
: affected by changeable and gloomy moods or bad temper
2
: expressing a mood
a moody face
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