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broody

adjective noun

Deeply or seriously thoughtful

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
B
Ends with
Y
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
12

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Pronunciation

ˈbɹuːdi

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adjective

  1. 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”

adjective

  1. Physiologically ready to incubate eggs

    “A broody hen”

noun

  1. A domestic hen ready to brood

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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
A broody hen

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