broody
/ˈbɹuːdi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.24 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
adj
adj
Example Sentences
- "a broody hen"
- "“Clayton's getting so broody. This might help put things into perspective for him. I want a family, but I need to establish my career first." "I'm not in a rush," Clayton countered. "You practically teared up at the sight of Serena's tiny socks the other day. You've got baby fever bad.""
- "Then, with unshorn beard and matted hair tangled with straw, his clothes smeared with slime of obscene things which are begotten of damp and darkness, his thoughts broody with wrath and revenge, Kynon was marched through the streets[…]"
- "He didn't even give me one of his broody looks that gave nothing away about his thoughts at all (except the fact he was broody). He gave me a look I'd never seen on him before. A remorseful one."
- "Peter's doubt in his own leadership grew like fungus on his thoughts. He became broody and snapped at people. He was finding himself more and more behind a closed door. He just needed a break."
- "He could be a little broody at times, especially when his thoughts were focused on school, class, a project, or hunting. That's just the way he was."
Etymology
From Middle English *brody, *brodi, from Old English brōdiġ (“broody”), equivalent to brood + -y. Cognate with German brütig (“broody”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
broodier (comparative)
more broody (comparative)
broodiest (superlative)
most broody (superlative)
broodies (plural)