What part of speech is broody?

Broody can be categorized as an adjective and a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. broody is a noun, singular of broodies / broodyes.
  • 2. broody is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • broody 
    more broody
    most broody
  • Positive: broody 
  • Comparative: more broody
  • Superlative: most broody

What does broody mean?

Definitions

Adjective

broody - physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen"
broody - 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 brooding melancholy young man";

Noun

broody - Poultry A female bird which is in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.

Examples of broody

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A broody hen.
Sentence  
adj.
A broody hen.

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