woody

¹ American  

[wood-ee] / ˈwʊd i /

Or woodie

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.

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woody ² American  

[wuhd-ee, woo-dee] / ˈwʌd i, ˈwu di /

noun

plural

woodies, woodier, woodiest

1. widdy.

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woody ³ American  

[wood-ee] / ˈwʊd i /

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.

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Woody ⁴ American  

[wood-ee] / ˈwʊd i /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Woodrow.

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woody British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• woodiness noun

Etymology

Origin of woody¹

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

Origin of woody¹

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

Example Sentences

The results show that recent fire levels are the highest on record, driven by the spread of woody vegetation and increasingly dry soils.

From Science Daily

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Literature

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.

From Barron's

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.

From BBC