broodingly
In moody contemplation
In a brooding manner—with dark, troubled preoccupation or moody contemplation.
Someone who stares broodingly out a window appears lost in heavy, perhaps melancholy thought: He gazed broodingly at the rain.
The word often suggests an attractive intensity, especially in descriptions of moody romantic figures.
In temperamental manner
- sullenlyIn morose manner
- petulantlyIn irritable, sulky manner
- irritablyIn an annoyed manner
- peevishlyWith fretful irritation
grumpily · testily · huffily · resentfully · smolderingly · churlishly · sourly · crossly
Gravely serious in mood
- moroseSullenly ill-humored
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- forlornSad and abandoned
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
mournful · despondent · gloomily · darkly · pensively · wistfully · sorrowfully · heavily
In a reflective manner
- reflectivelyWith deep thought
- meditativelyIn thoughtful reflection
- ruminativelyIn a pondering manner
- introspectivelyWith self-examination
thoughtfully · musingly · absorbedly · studiously · silently · distantly · inwardly · deeply
In a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- forebodinglyIn an ill-omened way
- darklyIn sinister manner
- portentouslyWith grave significance
ominously · eerily · sinisterly · stormily · heavily · oppressively · forbiddingly · shadowily
moodily
In temperamental manner
- sullenlyIn morose manner
- petulantlyIn irritable, sulky manner
- irritablyIn an annoyed manner
peevishly · grumpily · testily · huffily · resentfully · smolderingly · churlishly · sourly · crossly · fractiously
somber
Gravely serious in mood
doleful · mournful · despondent · gloomily · darkly · pensively · wistfully · sorrowfully · heavily · gravely
pensively
In a reflective manner
- reflectivelyWith deep thought
- meditativelyIn thoughtful reflection
- ruminativelyIn a pondering manner
introspectively · thoughtfully · musingly · absorbedly · studiously · silently · distantly · inwardly · deeply · solemnly
menacingly
In a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- forebodinglyIn an ill-omened way
- darklyIn sinister manner
portentously · ominously · eerily · sinisterly · stormily · heavily · oppressively · forbiddingly · shadowily · looming
broodinglycheerfully
In a glad manner
lightheartedly · merrily · brightly · airily · jauntily
broodinglycarelessly
Without due attention
negligently · casually · offhandedly · nonchalantly · indifferently
- brooding heroAngsty, introspective main character