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broody definition
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
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