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woody

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[ wood-ee ]
/ ˈwʊd i /
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adjective, wood·i·er, wood·i·est.

abounding with woods; wooded.
belonging or pertaining to the woods; sylvan.
consisting of or containing wood; ligneous.
resembling wood, as in appearance, texture, or toughness: a woody vegetable.

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Origin of woody

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First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; see origin at wood1, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM woody

wood·i·ness, noun

Words nearby woody

wood woollyfoot, woodwork, woodworker, woodworking, woodworm, woody, woodyard, woody nightshade, woof, woofer, woofter

Definition for woody (2 of 4)

woody2

or wood·ie

[ wood-ee ]
/ ˈwʊd i /

noun, plural wood·ies.Slang.

a station wagon having wood or simulated-wood panels on the outside of the body.
an erection of the penis.

Origin of woody

2
First recorded in 1940–45 for def. 2; in 1960–65 for def. 1; wood1 + -y2

Definition for woody (3 of 4)

woody3
[ wuhd-ee, woo-dee ]
/ ˈwʌd i, ˈwu di /
Chiefly Scot.

noun, adjective, plural wood·ies,wood·i·er, wood·i·est.

widdy1.

Definition for woody (4 of 4)

Woody
[ wood-ee ]
/ ˈwʊd i /

noun

a male given name, form of Woodrow.
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Words related to woody

sylvan, wooded, wooden, arboraceous, ligneous, xyloid

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British Dictionary definitions for woody

woody
/ (ˈwʊdɪ) /

adjective woodier or woodiest

abounding in or covered with forest or woods
connected with, belonging to, or situated in a wood
consisting of or containing wood or ligninwoody tissue; woody stems
resembling wood in hardness or texture

Derived forms of woody

woodiness, noun
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