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The definition of moody is someone who experiences wild shifts in emotions, often from happy to sad or nice to mean quickly or without reason.

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A person who has good moods and bad moods all the time is an example of someone who would be described as moody.

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See moody in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective moodier, moodiest

subject to or characterized by gloomy, sullen moods or changes of mood
resulting from or indicating such a mood

Origin: ME modi < OE modig

Related Forms:

moodily adverb
moodiness noun

Moody, Dwight Lyman 1837-99; U.S. Christian evangelist
Moody, William Vaughn 1869-1910; U.S. poet & playwright

See moody in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective mood·i·er, mood·i·est

Given to frequent changes of mood; temperamental.
Subject to periods of depression; sulky.
Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood: a moody silence.

Related Forms:

moodˈi·ly adverb

moodˈi·ness noun

American evangelist who toured major American and British cities and founded several educational institutions.

, Helen Wills

See Helen Newington Wills.

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