moodier; moodiest
1
: subject to depression : gloomy
2
: subject to moods : temperamental
3
: expressive of a mood
moodily adverb
moodiness noun

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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The meticulous attention to detail on the Chinatown apartment sets didn’t just mirror the moody atmosphere of a Wong Kar-Wai film; the to-scale smallness of the apartments demanded Segal shoot pieces of it like a Wong Kar-Wai film. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024 The primary architect of the album’s lush, moody sound was Washington, D.C. native Chucky Thompson, one of the most talented members of Bad Boy’s Hitmen production team. Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 Nov. 2024 Partly owing to this patina, the spaces were cinematically moody. Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024 Its story is already dark and moody with themes of death, grief, deceit, revenge and bug-eating. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for moody 

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of moody was in 1593

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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moody. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

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
moodily adverb
moodiness noun

Biographical Definition

Moody

biographical name

Moo·​dy ˈmü-dē How to pronounce Moody (audio)
Dwight Lyman 1837–1899 American evangelist

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