broodier

Adjective

broody (comparative broodier or more broody, superlative broodiest or most broody)

1. Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
   • a broody hen

   Synonyms:

   clucky

2. Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young.
   • “Clayton's getting so broody. This might help put things into perspective for him. I want a family, but I need to establish my career first."
     "I'm not in a rush," Clayton countered.
     "You practically teared up at the sight of Serena's tiny socks the other day. You've got baby fever bad."2017 December 14, Julia Sykes, Nice and Naughty: A Christmas Collection, Julia Sykes
3. Brooding, dwelling upon one's thoughts; moody.
   • Then, with unshorn beard and matted hair tangled with straw, his clothes smeared with slime of obscene things which are begotten of damp and darkness, his thoughts broody with wrath and revenge, Kynon was marched through the streets[…]1875, Thomas Burnside Crowther, Anderida: Or, the Briton and the Saxon, A.D. CCCCXLI., page 195
4. Gloomy.
   • Broody clouds hung low against the water. None of this bothered the jBoat sailors, whose nimble craft challenged devilish winds and currents. A pod of twenty-two footers raced and frolicked like ten-year-olds on skateboards.2003 08, Sabra Morgan, The Majesty of Trees, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 104

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