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Broody   /brˈudi/   Listen
Broody

adjective
1.
Physiologically ready to incubate eggs.
2.
Deeply or seriously thoughtful.  Synonyms: brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative.





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"Broody" Quotes from Famous Books



... been called, the Ushers of the Court having again shouted unnecessarily for silence, Sir Simon Gold having stared at the Judge, and Mr. Learned Bore having stared at everybody, the Judge having appeared to have closed his beady eyes in slumber, like a broody hen upon a perch, Mr. Gentle Gammon rose and opened his ...
— The Tale of Lal - A Fantasy • Raymond Paton


Words linked to "Broody" :   thoughtful, hen, oviparous, biddy


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