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# moody

«moody» in Mova's school dictionary: **Often changing mood suddenly, especially becoming sad…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (moody, moodier, moodiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Often changing mood suddenly, especially becoming sad, cross or grumpy for no clear reason. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#m1)

2) Grumpy or sulky right now (he's in a moody mood). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#m2)

3) Dark and gloomy in a way that creates a feeling (a moody painting, moody lighting). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life: a moody teenager, a moody cat. In art and film: moody colours or music make a sad or mysterious feeling. Phrases: moody teenager, moody weather.

### examples

- My sister is moody in the mornings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#x1)
- Our cat gets moody if you wake him up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#x2)
- Don't be so moody — it's only a game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#x3)
- The film had dark, moody music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#x4)
- The sky looked moody before the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#x5)
- He was moody all day after losing the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/#x6)

### note

Comparative: moodier, moodiest (y to i). From "mood". Usually negative about people. Does not mean "in a good mood".

### In the corpora

- ["Threenager" means a defiant three-year-old acting like a moody teenager (jokey).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/14-family-and-behaviour/19/)
- [Growing, sporty children need regular meals, and skipping meals leaves them tired, moody and slower and harms growth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/54-a-balanced-plate-for-a-kid-who-plays-sport/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «moody» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moody/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.