moody en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmuːdi/
Etymology
From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.
Meanings
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Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
How now? moodie? / What is't thou canſt demand?
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 4:
- Sulky or depressed.
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Dour, gloomy or brooding.
There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this, it's brought to your seat on a train.
2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65:
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(UK, slang) Of dubious origin; counterfeit or stolen.
Both Garry and Wally were dressed in dodgy suits and looked ready to hit the streets of Peckham to sell moody goods.
2023, Garry McCarthy, Paula Harding, Tribute to a Hero, page 131:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moodiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| moodie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| moodier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
moodiness · moodily · overmoody
Synonyms
elegiac · drear · gloomy · unconsolable · wintry · unmerry · downhearted · cheerless · plaintive · glum · sullen · blue · sunless · morose · dismal · doleful · threnetical · forlorn · solemn · down in the dumps · inconsolable · sorrowsome · blitheless · jawfallen · gloomy · unhappy · cut up · morose · dire · Plutonian · drearisome · moody · miserable · disheartened · uncheery · ill-tempered · lumpish · sombre · solemn · heartsick · shattered · woe · sorrowful · dejected · melancholic · gray · miserable · lugubrious · lamentful · ill-humored · querulous · spiritless · grouchy · lachrymose · mopey · saddened · crestfallen · disconsolate · unlively · glum · sombre · unhappy · chopfallen · heartsore · somber · grieving · comfortless · ruthful · depressing · disconsolate · infelicitous · mournful · morose · spiritless · triste · wretched · damp · joyless · Plutonic · fickle · melancholy · downcast · uncheerful · gruff · dismal · desolate · sombre · dreich · atrabilious · dreary · down in the mouth · lugubrious · melancholy · bummed out · sorrow-ridden · dolesome · joyless · unhappy · sullen · threnetic · grim · low · moody · wistful · depressed · sullen · mirthless · woeful · bleak · dull · woeful · down · saturnine · chapfallen · atrabiliary · cheerless · miserable · uncheery · elegious · saturnine · dark · dolesome · sulky · passionate · doleful · lack-laughter · gayless · dispirited · joyless · disgruntled · gloomy · uncheerful · heavy-hearted · tristful · dodgy · low-spirited · no joke · capricious · gloomsome · despondent · woebegone · grief-stricken · downsome · forlorn · sad
Translations (46)
fr mélancolique (sulky or depressed) · mi haumaruru (sulky or depressed) · sk náladový (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · nrf leuné (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · fi ailahteleva (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · de launisch (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · es melancólico (sulky or depressed) · gd gruamach (sulky or depressed) · hu kedvetlen (sulky or depressed) · su angluh (sulky or depressed) · fr lugubre (dour, gloomy or brooding) · es triste (sulky or depressed) · mi haumaruru (dour, gloomy or brooding) · gd gruamach (dour, gloomy or brooding) · ja 根暗 (dour, gloomy or brooding) · gd dubhach (sulky or depressed) · bg унил (sulky or depressed) · gd dubhach (dour, gloomy or brooding) · da melankolsk (sulky or depressed) · hu rosszkedvű (sulky or depressed) · da vemodig (sulky or depressed) · de schwermütig (dour, gloomy or brooding) · su angluh (dour, gloomy or brooding) · cs vrtošivý (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · cs náladový (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · id murung (dour, gloomy or brooding) · hu szeszélyes (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · it umorale (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · he מְצֻבְרָח (sulky or depressed) · hu raplis (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · el κυκλοθυμικός (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · fi oikukas (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · hu morcos (dour, gloomy or brooding) · sk vrtošivý (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · es temperamental (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · fi apea (sulky or depressed) · hu mísz (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · fi synkkä (sulky or depressed) · fi synkkä (dour, gloomy or brooding) · fr lunatique (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · fr taciturne (dour, gloomy or brooding) · fr mélancolique (dour, gloomy or brooding) · de mürrisch (sulky or depressed) · da humørsyg (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · da lunefuld (Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental) · id murung (sulky or depressed)