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broody


 
  Grep  of  noun  broody 
  broody 
  broody  hen 
 
  Overview  of  noun  broody 
 
  The  noun  broody  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  brood  hen,  broody,  broody  hen,  setting  hen,  sitter  --  (a  domestic  hen  ready  to  brood) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  broody 
 
  The  adj  broody  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  broody  --  (physiologically  ready  to  incubate  eggs;  "a  broody  hen") 
  2.  brooding,  broody,  contemplative,  meditative,  musing,  pensive,  pondering,  reflective,  ruminative  --  (persistently  or  morbidly  thoughtful) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  broody 
 
  2  senses  of  broody 
 
  Sense  1 
  broody 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  viviparous,  oviparous)  ->  ovoviviparous 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  oviparous,  ovoviviparous)  ->  viviparous 
 
  Sense  2 
  brooding,  broody,  contemplative,  meditative,  musing,  pensive,  pondering,  reflective,  ruminative 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thoughtful)  ->  thoughtless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  broody 
 
  2  senses  of  broody 
 
  Sense  1 
  broody 
  =>  oviparous  (vs.  ovoviviparous)  (vs.  viviparous) 
 
  Sense  2 
  brooding,  broody,  contemplative,  meditative,  musing,  pensive,  pondering,  reflective,  ruminative 
  =>  thoughtful  (vs.  thoughtless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  broody 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  broody 
 
  broody  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  broody 
  broody 
 
  Overview  of  noun  broody 
 
  The  noun  broody  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  brood  hen,  broody,  broody  hen,  setting  hen,  sitter  --  (a  domestic  hen  ready  to  brood) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  broody 
 
  The  adj  broody  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  broody  --  (physiologically  ready  to  incubate  eggs;  "a  broody  hen") 
  2.  brooding,  broody,  contemplative,  meditative,  musing,  pensive,  pondering,  reflective,  ruminative  --  (persistently  or  morbidly  thoughtful) 



broody definition