Meaning

noun United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

noun United States evangelist (1837-1899)

adjective showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

originFrom Middle English mody, modi, from Old English mōdiġ (“brave”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdagaz (“courageous”). By surface analysis, mood + -y.

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