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broody

 
Dictionary: brood·y   (brū'dē) pronunciation
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adj., -i·er, -i·est.
    1. Meditative; contemplative.
    2. Oppressive: "The room's air was broody and sullen, like the season's own, full of storm clouds" (Nicholas Proffitt).
  2. Disposed to sit on eggs to hatch them: a broody hen.
broodiness brood'i·ness n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a domestic hen ready to brood
  Synonyms: brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter

The adjective broody has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: physiologically ready to incubate eggs

Meaning #2: persistently or morbidly thoughtful
  Synonyms: brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

 
 
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