moodily
In sulky fashion
Moodily describes doing something in a sullen, brooding, or temperamental manner: She stared moodily out the window.
The word suggests someone withdrawn into a dark or irritable state of mind, often silently: He moodily pushed his food around the plate.
In a reflective manner
- broodinglyIn a darkly thoughtful manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
- reflectivelyWith deep thought
- meditativelyIn thoughtful reflection
introspectively · thoughtfully · abstractedly · distractedly · absorbedly · ruminatively · distantly · silently
In morose manner
- petulantlyIn irritable, sulky manner
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
- surlilyIn ill-tempered fashion
- grumpilyIn an ill-tempered manner
irritably · peevishly · sulkily · crossly · churlishly · crankily · testily · touchily
In a sorrowful manner
- somberlyIn a sad, serious manner
- moroselyIn sullen spirits
- melancholicallyIn a sorrowful way
- dolefullyIn a mournful way
lugubriously · despondently · forlornly · woefully · dispiritedly · dejectedly · disconsolately · crestfallenly
Without foreseeable pattern
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- capriciouslyIn unpredictable fashion
- mercuriallyIn volatile manner
- changeablyIn inconstant manner
fitfully · inconsistently · whimsically · impulsively · restively
pensively
In a reflective manner
- broodinglyIn a darkly thoughtful manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
- reflectivelyWith deep thought
meditatively · introspectively · thoughtfully · abstractedly · distractedly · absorbedly · ruminatively · distantly · silently · darkly
sullenly
In morose manner
- petulantlyIn irritable, sulky manner
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
- surlilyIn ill-tempered fashion
grumpily · irritably · peevishly · sulkily · crossly · churlishly · crankily · testily · touchily · fretfully
sadly
In a sorrowful manner
- somberlyIn a sad, serious manner
- moroselyIn sullen spirits
- melancholicallyIn a sorrowful way
dolefully · lugubriously · despondently · forlornly · woefully · dispiritedly · dejectedly · disconsolately · crestfallenly · mournfully
unpredictably
Without foreseeable pattern
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- capriciouslyIn unpredictable fashion
- mercuriallyIn volatile manner
changeably · fitfully · inconsistently · whimsically · impulsively · restively
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- harshlyharshly, sharply, curtly, bluntly, rudely
- artistic adverbsartistically, stylistically, expressively, evocatively, poetically