woody

¹ 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 ² 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 ³ American  

[wuhd-ee, woo-dee] / ˈwʌd i, ˈwu di /

noun

plural

woodies, woodier, woodiest

1. widdy.

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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 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

The cinnamon brought a warm, woody spice that tied everything together.

From Salon

Head to higher elevations above 2,000 feet where there is more moisture to see slopes brightened with desert lily, sand verbena and flowering Orcutt’s woody aster.

From Los Angeles Times

It smells like any other tree—dusty and woody —but I know that deep inside is an intoxicating scent.

From Literature

It smelled of something rich and woody and slightly overpowering: like money, distilled.

From Literature

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