broody

2 definitions found

broody - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Broody \Brood"y\, a.
     Inclined to brood. --Ray.
     [1913 Webster]

broody - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  broody
      adj 1: physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
      2: 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"; [syn:
         brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative,
         musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative]
      n 1: a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: brood hen, broody,
           broody hen, setting hen, sitter]