BROODY


Meaning of BROODY in English

1.

You say that someone is ~ when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way.

He became very withdrawn and ~.

ADJ

2.

A ~ hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs.

ADJ

3.

If you describe a young woman as ~, you mean that she wants to have a baby and she keeps thinking about it. (BRIT INFORMAL)

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