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broody
/bˈɹudi/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
a domestic hen ready to brood
- adjective
physiologically ready to incubate eggs
a broody hen
- adjective
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