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overmoody en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English overmodi, ofermodiȝ, from Old English ofermōdiġ (“haughty, proud, arrogant”), from ofermōd (“arrogance, pride”) + -iġ. Equivalent to over- + mood + -y.

Meanings

1. (archaic, rare) Proud or haughty.
   • "Whenever you get lonely over there by yourself and find that Hamlet isn't as lively a companion as you want, or that Alexander the Great is a little too fond of himself, or Napoleon is overmoody, come over here, and we'll try to cheer each other up." 1914, Munsey's Magazine, volume 50, page 818:
   • Then spake the overmoody King, that erst was brightest of angels, […] 1890, original c. 1674, John Milton, James Thorpe, The Poetical Works of John Milton:

Forms

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most overmoody	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more overmoody	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

overmoody en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From over- + moody.

Meanings

1. Excessively moody.
   • Until we truly comprehend the fundamental differences in psychic mechanisms between the jolly, outgoing, sociable child and the acutely reticent, overmoody one, we can't help them educationally to fulfill their own potentialities or […] 1986, Clarence J. Karier, Scientists of the Mind:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most overmoody	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more overmoody	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic