Adjective: broody (broodier,broodiest) broo-dee
- Physiologically ready to incubate eggs
"a broody hen"
- Deeply or seriously thoughtful
"Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a broody melancholy young man";
- brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
- A domestic hen ready to brood
"The farmer noticed that the broody hen was fiercely protective of her nest";
- brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
Derived forms: broodiest, broodies, broodier
See also: oviparous, thoughtful
Encyclopedia: Broody