"broody" in the noun sense
1. brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
a domestic hen ready to brood
"broody" in the adjective sense
1. broody
physiologically ready to incubate eggs
"a broody hen"
2. brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
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"
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