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Definition of 'broody'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) broody
moody.

2. broody
inclined to sit on eggs:
a broody hen.

Etymology: (1505–15)

Definition of 'broody'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
a domestic hen ready to brood

2. (adj) broody
physiologically ready to incubate eggs
"a broody hen"

3. (adj) brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
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";

Definition of 'broody'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) broody
inclined to brood

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