woody

¹

[wood-ee]

adjective

woodier, woodiest 

1. abounding with woods; wooded.

2. belonging or pertaining to the woods; sylvan.

3. consisting of or containing wood; ligneous.

4. resembling wood, as in appearance, texture, or toughness.

   a woody vegetable.

woody

²

Or wood·ie

[wood-ee]

noun

plural

woodies 

1. Slang.,  a station wagon having wood or simulated-wood panels on the outside of the body.

2. Slang: Vulgar.,  an erection of the penis.

woody

³

[wuhd-ee, woo-dee]

noun

plural

woodies , woodier, woodiest .

1. widdy.

Woody

⁴

[wood-ee]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Woodrow.

woody

/ ˈwʊdɪ /

adjective

1. abounding in or covered with forest or woods

2. connected with, belonging to, or situated in a wood

3. consisting of or containing wood or lignin

   woody tissue

   woody stems

4. resembling wood in hardness or texture

Other Word Forms

• woodiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of woody¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; wood ¹, -y ¹

Origin of woody²

First recorded in 1940–45 woody ² for def. 2; in 1960–65 woody ² for def. 1; wood ¹ + -y ²

Example Sentences

But a few weeks into its growth cycle it becomes woody and stiff, thorny, unpalatable and, rapidly, enormous.

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Up from the ground emerged native weeds, flowers, woody brambles.

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In woody surroundings south of the French capital, Paris-Saclay University's campus provides a fertile training ground for future artificial intelligence experts, whose skills are coveted at home and abroad.

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With fewer new trees, the report found that the trunks and branches of dead trees - known as woody biomass - became carbon emitters, rather than carbon absorbers, about 25 years ago.

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First Anthony began to layer vanilla scents on to his preferred smoky, aqua, woody fragrances.

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