moodier; moodiest
Examples of moody in a Sentence
I don't know why I get so moody sometimes.
She's a moody woman—she can be happy one minute and angry the next.
The room's moody lighting suggested mystery and romance.
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As climate change makes California’s already moody swings between wet and dry more ferocious, the state’s water problems between farmers, environmentalists and cities are getting harder to solve.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The filmmaker teases that a potential sequel would put Emily and Matt’s children — moody teenage daughter Alice (McKenna Roberts) and tech-savvy younger son Leo (Rylan Jackson) — front and center.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Dim lighting, moody music, elegant decor, and an element of spontaneity are the prevailing requisites for a romantic table for two—and the 28 destinations ahead (both established and newly opened) deliver that in spades.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
The days of pinky brown nudes are officially over, because moody cool-toned grey lips are here to stay.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The filmmaker teases that a potential sequel would put Emily and Matt’s children — moody teenage daughter Alice (McKenna Roberts) and tech-savvy younger son Leo (Rylan Jackson) — front and center.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Dim lighting, moody music, elegant decor, and an element of spontaneity are the prevailing requisites for a romantic table for two—and the 28 destinations ahead (both established and newly opened) deliver that in spades.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
The days of pinky brown nudes are officially over, because moody cool-toned grey lips are here to stay.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moody. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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moody
adjective
moodier; moodiest
1
: frequently influenced by moods
especially
: affected by changeable and gloomy moods or bad temper
2
: expressing a mood
a moody face
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