moody
moody /ˈmuːdi/
adjective
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Subject to sharply varying moods
(
moody
, temperamental
)
subject to sharply varying moods
A temperamental opera singer
a temperamental opera singer
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Showing a brooding ill humor
(
dark
, dour
, glum
, glowering
, moody
, morose
, saturnine
, sour
, sullen
)
showing a brooding ill humor
A dark scowl
a dark scowl
The proverbially dour New England Puritan
the proverbially dour New England Puritan
A glum, hopeless shrug
a glum, hopeless shrug
He sat in moody silence
he sat in moody silence
A morose and unsociable manner
a morose and unsociable manner
A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
A sour temper
a sour temper
A sullen crowd
a sullen crowd
noun
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United States evangelist (1837-1899)
(
Dwight Lyman Moody
, Moody
, Dwight L. Moody
)
United States evangelist (1837-1899)
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United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
(
Helen Newington Wills
, Helen Wills
, Helen Wills Moody
, Moody
)
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)