moody

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
  2. noun United States evangelist (1837-1899)
  3. adjective showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

Etymology

From Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Helen Wills Moody, Helen Wills, Helen Newington Wills

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