moody
See also: Moody
English
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Etymology
From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”); synchronically mood + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
moody (comparative moodier, superlative moodiest)
- Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- 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:
- How now? moodie? / What is't thou canſt demand?
- Sulky or depressed.
- Dour, gloomy or brooding.
- (slang) dodgy or stolen.
Translations
Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental
sulky or depressed
dour, gloomy or brooding
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