a. [ Compar. Moodier superl. Moodiest. ] [ AS. mōdig courageous. ] 1. Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are unamiable or depressed. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy. “Every peevish, moody malcontent.” Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]
Arouse thee from thy moody dream! Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]