moody

«moody» in Mova's school dictionary: Often changing mood suddenly, especially becoming sad… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (moody, moodier, moodiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Often changing mood suddenly, especially becoming sad, cross or grumpy for no clear reason. tree →

2) Grumpy or sulky right now (he's in a moody mood). tree →

3) Dark and gloomy in a way that creates a feeling (a moody painting, moody lighting). tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life: a moody teenager, a moody cat. In art and film: moody colours or music make a sad or mysterious feeling. Phrases: moody teenager, moody weather.

examples

• My sister is moody in the mornings. tree →
• Our cat gets moody if you wake him up. tree →
• Don't be so moody — it's only a game. tree →
• The film had dark, moody music. tree →
• The sky looked moody before the storm. tree →
• He was moody all day after losing the match. tree →

note

Comparative: moodier, moodiest (y to i). From "mood". Usually negative about people. Does not mean "in a good mood".

In the corpora

• "Threenager" means a defiant three-year-old acting like a moody teenager (jokey).
• Growing, sporty children need regular meals, and skipping meals leaves them tired, moody and slower and harms growth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «moody» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.