moodier; moodiest
1
: subject to depression : gloomy
is often moody in the winter
2
: subject to moods : temperamental
moody teenagers
3
: expressive of a mood
a moody painting/ballad/film
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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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
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—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Tony Galaska’s moody lighting design enhances the warmth of the story.
—Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
Hanna Liden’s photographs reimagined the northern Romantic landscape tradition of Caspar David Friedrich and Vilhelm Hammershøi as populated by practitioners of the suburban occult, with figures in skull masks or Grim Reaper hoods dwarfed by moody vistas.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Head to the L’Isola in Gustavia, which offers fine Italian cuisine in a dark, moody setting.
—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moody. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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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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