woodsy

[ wood-zee ]

adjective

, woods·i·er, woods·i·est.

1. of, or characteristic or suggestive of, the woods: wood:

   a woodsy fragrance.

woodsy

/ ˈwʊdzɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   of, reminiscent of, or connected with woods

   a woodsy mountain hideaway

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodsy¹

1855–60, Americanism; wood ¹ + -s ³ + -y ¹; -sy

Example Sentences

Undulating through Oklahoma’s woodsy backroads is the Talimena Scenic Byway, a 54-mile route through Choctaw Country, and the Winding Stair Picnic Area is the most dazzling of the drive.

From Outside Online

The terrain of the often woodsy Southeast could make it harder to see tornadoes coming, and houses tend to not have basements or tornado shelters in the same frequency as those along tornado alley.

From Popular-Science

The dining room at Juniper Bar and Restaurant in Burlington is about as bespoke as one would expect from a woodsy Vermont establishment.

From Popular-Science

Hall plays Beth, a recently widowed teacher living somewhere in woodsy upstate New York.

From Time

The old woodsy village of Big Sur is here, with its general store and classic digs, and it all feels as wild and rugged as the coast itself.

From Outside Online

For a washed-rind variety, the nutty, buttery, woodsy, animally tastes are a result of this intricate chemical process.

From The Daily Beast

Like a scorching hot August breeze the magic, woodsy fragrance crinkled through his nostrils.

From Project Gutenberg

It suggested something quite as pleasing as the liveliest bird-song, and was if anything more woodsy and wild.

From Project Gutenberg

They were so spicy, so woodsy, so redolent of a fine sweetness that had no cloying element in it.

From Project Gutenberg

In front of this woodsy background were the white tops of the wagons.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a bronze Apollo, with the air of freedom that is native to mountaineers and woodsy folks.

From Project Gutenberg