BROODIER

BROODY

brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

(adjective) deeply or seriously thoughtful; “Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”

broody

(adjective) physiologically ready to incubate eggs; “a broody hen”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

broodier

comparative form of broody

Source: Wiktionary


BROODY

Brood"y, a.

Definition: Inclined to brood. Ray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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