Dictionary Check: broody
"broody" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
physiologically ready to incubate eggs
Example:
"a broody hen"
adjective
deeply or seriously thoughtful
Example:
"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
a domestic hen ready to brood
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