moodily

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmudəli/ UK /ˈmuːdɪli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adv
in a gloomy, sullen, or temperamental manner

She stared moodily out of the rain-streaked window all morning.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a gloomy, sullen, or... sullenly glumly sulkilymoroselybroodingly

Opposites

cheerfully brightly

Word family

Related forms mood moody moodiness

Etymology

From moody + -ly; moody derives from Old English mōdig ('brave, proud, arrogant'), from mōd ('mind, spirit, courage'), from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz.

mōdig Old English *mōdaz Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# moodily

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈmudəli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmuːdɪli/

## Meanings
1. in a gloomy, sullen, or temperamental manner

## Examples
- She stared moodily out of the rain-streaked window all morning.

## Synonyms
- sullenly
- glumly
- sulkily
- morosely
- broodingly

## Antonyms
- cheerfully
- brightly

## Related Forms
- mood
- moody
- moodiness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mōdig
- Root: *mōdaz

## Etymology
From moody + -ly; moody derives from Old English mōdig ('brave, proud, arrogant'), from mōd ('mind, spirit, courage'), from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz.

## AI Etymology
Moodily comes from moody + -ly; moody derives from Old English mōdig ('brave, proud, arrogant'), from mōd ('mind, spirit, courage'), from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz. The etymological trail includes Old English mōdig, Proto-Germanic *mōdaz. The same word family includes mood, moody, moodiness. Its current adverb use means "in a gloomy, sullen, or temperamental manner".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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