moodier
Quicker to brood
Moodier is the comparative form of moody—more prone to shifts in temperament or emotional states: She's been moodier than usual lately.
Someone moodier than another is more likely to swing between cheerfulness and irritability, or to fall into sullen spells without obvious cause.
Anxiously dwelling on something
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
- somberGravely serious in mood
- moroseSullenly ill-humored
despondent · broody · downcast · dismal · bleak · dreary · forlorn · crestfallen
Easily provoked to annoyance
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
- sulkyMoody and silently resentful
tetchy · cranky · touchy · peevish · snappish · testy · cantankerous · crotchety
Tending to summon memories
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
- noirHard-boiled film genre
shadowy · brooding · ambient · expressive · romantic · dreamy · ethereal · melancholic
Subject to sudden changes
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- changeableCapable of alteration
- inconstantProne to fluctuation
variable · whimsical · unstable · fluctuating · unsteady · inconsistent · temperamental · up-and-down
Showing strong feelings
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- tenderSoft or sore
reactive · oversensitive · hypersensitive · delicate · fragile · susceptible · raw · wounded
brooding
Anxiously dwelling on something
- sullenSilently bad-tempered
- melancholicInclined toward reflective sorrow
- somberGravely serious in mood
morose · despondent · broody · downcast · dismal · bleak · dreary · forlorn · crestfallen · woeful
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
sulky · tetchy · cranky · touchy · peevish · snappish · testy · cantankerous · crotchety · querulous
evocative
Tending to summon memories
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
noir · shadowy · brooding · ambient · expressive · romantic · dreamy · ethereal · melancholic · introspective
capricious
Subject to sudden changes
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- changeableCapable of alteration
inconstant · variable · whimsical · unstable · fluctuating · unsteady · inconsistent · temperamental · up-and-down
emotional
Showing strong feelings
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- vulnerableOpen to attack
tender · reactive · oversensitive · hypersensitive · delicate · fragile · susceptible · raw · wounded · defensive