Brooding
Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
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Synonyms for Brooding
Ill-tempered and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ill-tempered" instead an adjective "Brooding".
Ill-tempered
Ill-tempered adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Brooding and ill-tempered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective phrase "Ill-tempered".
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Related pairs
- sour and brooding
- sour and ill-tempered
- melancholy and brooding
- melancholy and ill-tempered
- irritable and brooding
- irritable and ill-tempered
- surly and brooding
- surly and ill-tempered
- testy and brooding
- testy and ill-tempered
- dour and brooding
- dour and ill-tempered
- gloomy and brooding
- gloomy and ill-tempered
Both words in one sentence
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In the Rock Lee spin-off, possessive, ill-tempered Neji is more than once implied to have some sort of romantic affection for his cousin sweet, calm Hinata, this being a case of Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl.
Source: Opposites Attract
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