adverb
- in a way that shows deep, often gloomy or resentful thought; pensively and moodily
Usage: common in literary and descriptive contexts
Examples
- He stared broodily out the window, lost in thought.
- She sat broodily in the corner, refusing to join the conversation.
- The character gazed broodily at the photograph, remembering the past.
- He spoke broodily about his failures, dwelling on each mistake.
- She walked broodily through the park, her mind elsewhere.
- The actor delivered the line broodily, conveying deep inner conflict.