moodiest
Most emotionally volatile
Moodiest is the superlative form of moody—most prone to unpredictable shifts in temperament or emotional state.
She was always the moodiest of the three sisters.
The word suggests someone whose emotions are volatile and difficult to anticipate.
Prone to sudden change
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
changeable · fickle · impulsive · explosive · tempestuous · inconstant · inconsistent · unstable
Inclined toward reflective sorrow
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- nostalgicLonging for the past
sorrowful · tearful · morose · despondent · forlorn · sensitive · passionate · fervent
Gravely serious in mood
- dismalDepressingly dark or dull
- drearyDull and depressing
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- lugubriousExaggeratedly mournful in manner
funereal · saturnine · dour · glum · mournful · sepulchral · overcast · depressing
mercurial
Prone to sudden change
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
erratic · changeable · fickle · impulsive · explosive · tempestuous · inconstant · inconsistent · unstable · turbulent
melancholic
Inclined toward reflective sorrow
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- wistfulSadly longing for something
nostalgic · sorrowful · tearful · morose · despondent · forlorn · sensitive · passionate · fervent · heartfelt
somber
Gravely serious in mood
lugubrious · funereal · saturnine · dour · glum · mournful · sepulchral · overcast · depressing · sullen