broody Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a domestic hen ready to brood
    broody hen; sitter; setting hen; brood hen.
  2. adjective satellite physiologically ready to incubate eggs
    • a broody hen
  3. adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
    pensive; ruminative; pondering; brooding; contemplative; musing; meditative; reflective.
    • 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

WordNet


Brood"y adjective
Definitions
  1. Inclined to brood. Ray.

Webster 1913