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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a domestic hen ready to brood;
[syn: brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. physiologically ready to incubate eggs;
- Example: "a broody hen"

2. deeply or seriously thoughtful;
- Example: "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";
[syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

broody
    adj 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"; [syn:
       brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative,
       musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative]
    n 1: a domestic hen ready to brood [syn: brood hen, broody,
         broody hen, setting hen, sitter]