moody

/ˈmuːdi/

adjective

Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.

Examples :

"My sister is often moody; one minute she's happy, and the next she's angry. "

adjective

Sulky or depressed.

Examples :

"My brother was moody all day after he lost the soccer game. "

mind emotion character attitude

adjective

Dour, gloomy or brooding.

Examples :

"My brother was moody all day, complaining about everything and refusing to talk to anyone. "

character emotion mind attitude

adjective

Dodgy or stolen.

Examples :

"The market seller whispered, "Don't ask where it came from, these watches are a little moody." "

property police business

Meanings

Examples :

"My sister is often moody; one minute she's happy, and the next she's angry. "

Examples :

"My brother was moody all day after he lost the soccer game. "

Examples :

"My brother was moody all day, complaining about everything and refusing to talk to anyone. "

Examples :

"The market seller whispered, "Don't ask where it came from, these watches are a little moody." "

Related Words

temperamental adjective

(notcomp) Of, related to, or caused by temperament.

sudden noun

An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

refusing verb

To decline (a request or demand).

frequent adjective

Done or occurring often; common.

changes noun

The process of becoming different.

depressed verb

To press down.

complaining verb

To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

everything pronoun

All the things under discussion.

brother noun

Son of the same parents as another person.

whispered verb

To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.

brooding verb

To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

watches noun

A portable or wearable timepiece.