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broody - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'broody' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Broody [ a.]
- Inclined to brood.

Meaning of 'broody' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . broody [ s]
Meaning (1):
- physiologically ready to incubate eggs
Example in sentence:
  • a broody hen
Meaning (2):
- deeply or seriously thoughtful
Example in sentence:
  • 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