broodier
Increasingly dark, contemplative
Broodier is the comparative form of broody.
A hen that is broodier than another shows stronger instinct to sit on eggs and hatch them.
In the figurative sense common in British English, someone who is broodier feels a more intense longing to have children: She's gotten broodier since her sister had a baby.
The word can also describe someone more prone to dark, preoccupied moods.
Sky fully veiled
- drearyDull and depressing
- dismalDepressingly dark or dull
- somberGravely serious in mood
- bleakDreary and without cheer
dark · cloudy · grim · morose · dour · heavy-hearted · sulky · shadowy
Sadly longing for something
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
doleful · plaintive · heartache · despondent · crestfallen · downcast · longing · bittersweet
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- ruminatingThinking deeply, repeatedly
withdrawn · self-absorbed · inward · preoccupied · quiet · solitary · deep · philosophical
Prone to sullenness
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- sulkyMoody and silently resentful
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
glum · silent · pouty · petulant · surly · churlish · grumpy · irritable
Suggesting something bad approaches
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- eerieDisturbingly strange
haunting · portentous · premonition · apprehension · dread · unease · shadow · chill
overcast
Sky fully veiled
bleak · dark · cloudy · grim · morose · dour · heavy-hearted · sulky · shadowy · murky
wistful
Sadly longing for something
mournful · doleful · plaintive · heartache · despondent · crestfallen · downcast · longing · bittersweet · forlorn
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
ruminating · withdrawn · self-absorbed · inward · preoccupied · quiet · solitary · deep · philosophical · pondering
moody
Prone to sullenness
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- sulkyMoody and silently resentful
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
uncommunicative · glum · silent · pouty · petulant · surly · churlish · grumpy · irritable · standoffish
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
eerie · haunting · portentous · premonition · apprehension · dread · unease · shadow · chill · looming