Antonyms for moody

Grammar : Adj

Spell : moo-dee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmu di

Definition of moody

Origin : Old English modig "brave, proud, high-spirited, impetuous, arrogant," from Proto-Germanic *modago- (cf. Old Saxon modag, Dutch moedig, German mutig, Old Norse moðugr); see mood (1) + -y (2). Meaning "subject to gloomy spells" is first recorded 1590s (via a Middle English sense of "angry").

adj crabby, temperamental

Example sentences :

“You are too transcendental for me,” growled Ossipon, with moody concern.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

A solitary ruffian, indeed, is moody, but a gang of ruffians are jovial.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The premier and some of his colleagues observed, however, a moody silence.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He was silent and moody, and almost gruff on some occasions.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

But what he had just witnessed plunged his thoughts into a moody channel.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

The patient Kaiser in truth dealt nobly with the moody old man.
Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

"No," he returned, in a low voice, and looked away from her with a moody brow.
Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey

Barnes stood with his hands in his pockets, his face downcast and moody.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

The Padre watched the steam rising from the kettle with moody eyes.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

Kasia, left with the Prince, glanced into his moody and downcast face.
Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson

Synonyms for moody

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