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mood·y

(mo͞o′dē)
adj. mood·i·er, mood·i·est
1. Given to frequent changes of mood; temperamental.
2. Subject to periods of depression; sulky.
3. Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood: a moody silence.

mood′i·ly adv.
mood′i·ness n.
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Adv. 1. moodily - in a moody manner; "in the bar, a youngish, sharp-eyed man was staring moodily into a gin and tonic"
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Translations
باكْتِئاب، بِمِزاجٍ مُتَقَلِّب
mrzutě
önuglega
huysuzca

moodily

[ˈmuːdɪlɪ] ADVmalhumoradamente
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moodily

[ˈmuːdɪli] advavec morosité mood swing nsaute f d'humeur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

moodily

advlaunisch, launenhaft ; (= in a bad mood)schlecht gelaunt, übellaunig
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moodily

[ˈmuːdɪlɪ] adv (reply) → sgarbatamente ; (stare) → con aria imbronciata
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mood

(muːd) noun
the state of a person's feelings, temper, mind etc at a particular time. What kind of mood is she in?; I'm in a bad mood today. bui مِزاج، حالَه نَفْسِيَّه настроение humor nálada die Stimmung humør διάθεση humor tuju خلق mieliala humeur מַצַב רוּח मनोदशा raspoloženje hangulat suasana hati skap umore 気分 심정, 분위기 nuotaika noskaņojums; garastāvoklis angin stemming humør, lune, sinnsstemning nastrój خلق humor dispoziţie настроение nálada razpoloženje raspoloženje sinnesstämning, humör อารมณ์ ruhsal durum 心情 настрій مزاج tâm trạng 心情
ˈmoody adjective
often bad-tempered. a moody child. humeurig مُكْتَئِب، مُتَقَلِّب المِزاج непослушен temperamental mrzutý; náladový launisch irritabel κακοδιάθετος malhumorado tujukas بد اخلاق pahantuulinen maussade נתון למַצַבֵי רוּח तुनकमिजाज zlovoljan változó kedélyállapotú, hangulat-(ember) murung önugur di malumore 不きげんな 기분이 언짢은 niūrus, blogos nuotaikos kaprīzs; untumains angin tidak baik humeurig humørsyk, lunefull, mutt o zmiennych nastrojach بد خويه instável supărăcios, cu toane капризный mrzutý čemeren ćudljiv tvär, vresig หงุดหงิด huysuz 易怒的,喜怒無常的 похмурий اکثر بدمزاج buồn ủ rũ 易怒的,喜怒无常的
ˈmoodily adverb
humeurig باكْتِئاب، بِمِزاجٍ مُتَقَلِّب непослушно instavelmente mrzutě launisch nedtrykt κατσούφικα malhumoradamente tujukalt از روی بد اخلاقی pahantuulisesti d'un air maussade בְּעֶצֶב उदासी zlovoljno rosszkedvűen, szeszélyesen dengan murung önuglega di malumore 不きげんに 침울하게 niūriai, be nuotaikos untumaini; īdzīgi ada angin humeurig lunefullt, mutt w złym humorze, nerwowo په بد اخلاقى instavelmente indispus капризно mrzuto čemerno ćudljivo lynnigt อย่างมีอารมณ์ขุ่นมัว huysuzca 易怒地,喜怒無常地 похмуро دھن میں آ کر một cách tư lự 易怒地,喜怒无常地
ˈmoodiness noun
humeurigheid تَقَلُّب المِزاج непослушност instabilidade špatná nálada die Launenhaftigkeit nedtrykthed ακεφιά humor cambiante, mal humor tujukus بد خلقی pahantuulisuus humeur maussade מַצַב רוּח ר तुनकमिजाजी zlovolja rosszkedv, változékony hangulat kemurungan önuglyndi (umore instabile) 不きげん 침울함 bloga nuotaika untumainība; īgnums angin humeurigheid humørsyke, lunefullhet zły humor بد خلقى instabilidade proastă dispoziţie капризность zlá nálada čemernost ćudljivost lynnighet ความหงุดหงิด huysuzluk 易怒,喜怒無常 похмурість دل گرفتگی trạng thái ủ rũ 喜怒无常
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And not only this, but to that ever-contracting, dropping circle ashore, who, for any reason, possessed the privilege of a less banned approach to him; to that timid circle the above hinted casualty --remaining, as it did, moodily unaccounted for by Ahab --invested itself with terrors, not entirely underived from the land of spirits and of wails.
Tess had moodily decided that either of these maidens would make a good farmer's wife, and that she ought to recommend them, and obscure her own wretched charms.
"There now!" And he moved moodily away and began to dress himself.
Da Souza, who opened the door for them, returned to his seat, moodily flicking the crumbs from his trousers with his serviette.
He sat down on the grassy bank and stared moodily into the amber water beneath him.
Moodily and in silence the little party rode along the narrow and irregular track, their hearts weighed down by this far-stretching land of despair.
He bent his eyes to the ground, and walked moodily in.
Sancho alone had a cloud on his soul, for he found himself debarred from waiting for Camacho's splendid feast and festival, which lasted until night; and thus dragged away, he moodily followed his master, who accompanied Basilio's party, and left behind him the flesh-pots of Egypt; though in his heart he took them with him, and their now nearly finished skimmings that he carried in the bucket conjured up visions before his eyes of the glory and abundance of the good cheer he was losing.
"I tell you she is in chase," he affirmed moodily, after one short glance astern.
"How far you may be right in what you have said I do not know," remarked the General moodily; "but I DO know that you are becoming an insufferable farceur whenever you are given the least chance."
Bates did not even trouble to reply, but went on moodily rolling a cigarette.
But he was staring moodily at the elevator boy and did not seem to hear.

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