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
Etymology
Noun
broody (plural broodies)
A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
Adjective
broody (comparative broodier or more broody, superlative broodiest or most broody)
Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young.
Synonyms
• (sitting on a nest to hatch eggs): clucky
Anagrams
• doobry
Source: Wiktionary
Brood"y, a.
Definition: Inclined to brood. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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