overmoody
overmoody adjective: proud or haughty.
Adjective (1)
overmoody (comparative more overmoody, superlative most overmoody)
- Proud or haughty.
- Then spake the overmoody King, that erst was brightest of angels, […]1890, original c. 1674, John Milton, James Thorpe, The Poetical Works of John Milton
- "Whenever you get lonely over there by yourself and find that Hamlet isn't as lively a companion as you want, or that Alexander the Great is a little too fond of himself, or Napoleon is overmoody, come over here, and we'll try to cheer each other up."1914, Munsey's Magazine, volume 50, page 818
Adjective (2)
overmoody (comparative more overmoody, superlative most overmoody)
- Excessively moody.
- Until we truly comprehend the fundamental differences in psychic mechanisms between the jolly, outgoing, sociable child and the acutely reticent, overmoody one, we can't help them educationally to fulfill their own potentialities or […]1986, Clarence J. Karier, Scientists of the Mind
Forms of overmoody
| comparative | more overmoody |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overmoody |
Origin of overmoody
From Middle English overmodi, ofermodiȝ, from Old English ofermōdiġ (“haughty, proud, arrogant”), from ofermōd (“arrogance, pride”) + -iġ. Equivalent to over- + mood + -y.
From over- + moody.
Questions about overmoody
- What does overmoody mean?
- Overmoody means proud or haughty.
- What part of speech is overmoody?
- Overmoody is an adjective.
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