broody

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: brood henbroody hensetting hensitterbroodingcontemplativemeditativemusingpensiveponderingreflectiveruminative

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a domestic hen ready to broodSynonyms: brood henbroody hensetting hensitter

Adjective (2)

  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";”Synonyms: broodingcontemplativemeditativemusingpensiveponderingreflectiveruminative
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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