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Broody
01
a hen that sits on her eggs with the intention of hatching them
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Animal
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
gender specific
Plural form
broodies
Female Singular
broody
neutral form
brooding bird
broody
01
physiologically ready to incubate eggs
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
broodiest
Comparative
broodier
gradable
domain
biology, animals, reproduction
02
quietly thoughtful, often because of unhappiness or disappointment
Examples
He looked broody after the argument with his friend.
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