(moodier, moodiest)
1.
If you describe someone as ~, you mean that their feelings and behaviour change frequently, and in particular that they often become depressed or angry without any warning.
David’s mother was unstable and ~...
ADJ
moodily
He sat and stared moodily out the window.
ADV: usu ADV with v
moodiness
His moodiness may have been caused by his poor health.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you describe a picture, film, or piece of music as ~, you mean that it suggests particular emotions, especially sad ones.
...~ black and white photographs.
= atmospheric
ADJ: usu ADJ n