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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23 May 2025

THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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