'Broody' definitions:

Definition of 'broody'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
adjective
Deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"; [syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative]
noun
A domestic hen ready to brood [syn: brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter]

Definition of 'Broody'

From: GCIDE
  • Broody \Brood"y\, a. Inclined to brood. --Ray. [1913 Webster]

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