woozy

[ woo-zee, wooz-ee ]

/ ˈwu zi, ˈwʊz i /

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adjective, wooz·i·er, wooz·i·est.

stupidly confused; muddled; befuddled: woozy from a blow on the head.

physically out of sorts, as with dizziness, faintness, or slight nausea: He felt woozy after the flu.

drunken.

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Origin of woozy

An Americanism first recorded in 1895–1900; perhaps short for boozy-woozy, rhyming compound based on boozy

OTHER WORDS FROM woozy

wooz·i·ly, adverbwooz·i·ness, noun

Words nearby woozy

woosh, Wooster, woot, Wootton, woo-woo, woozy, wop, wop-wops, Worcester, Worcester china, Worcester sauce

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How to use woozy in a sentence

I’d never been to California at all, so of course in my imagination it was Eden, warm and woozy and comfortable.
Elyse Flayme and the final flood|Robin Sloan|December 23, 2021|MIT Technology Review
I feel woozy and relaxed, and the vague patterns of light and color I’m used to seeing when I squeeze my eyes closed are more vivid than usual.
Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.|Corinne Iozzio|June 21, 2021|Popular-Science
At 6-foot-7, I’m too big to fail – but I ended up on the floor, woozy and nearly passed out.
I’m in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial, and Now I’ve Got a Big Decision to Make|Randy Dotinga|February 24, 2021|Voice of San Diego
“As soon as the expectation of movement breaks from what you’re doing, people would get woozy,” Arnold said.
Virtual reality has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them.|Derek Swinhart|January 21, 2021|Washington Post

Then, she claims that after she drank the coffee, she felt woozy.
How Bill Cosby Allegedly Silenced His Accusers Through A Tabloid Smear Campaign|Marlow Stern|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My eyes were woozy as I woke up, and I saw these spindly, veiny legs in slippers and a nightgown.
Bruce Dern’s Long, Strange Trip to Leading Man in Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’|Marlow Stern|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Somewhere along the way he had likely started feeling bad—light-headed or woozy.
The Final Run of Ultra-Marathoner Micah True|Nick Heil|May 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She tells of surrendering to the “woozy charms” of wine coolers and passing out drunk.
The Bristol Date-Rape Question|Jesse Ellison|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Shall I shove it into him through the oil-funnel if he is woozy?
Cupid in Africa|P. C. Wren
A man spends his on highballs, and a woman gets woozy on clothes.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
Then when he got woozy one time she up an' told him that she had got a nice long letter from her hubby.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up|Clarence Edward Mulford
He pounded two swift punches into the amazed crewman, who responded with a woozy, wild blow.
The Judas Valley|Gerald Vance
I crawled along it as fast as I could—I was about woozy, anyway—and by and by I 'eard the shots go off be'ind me.
The Cross-Cut|Courtney Ryley Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for woozy

woozy

/ (ˈwuːzɪ) /

adjective woozier or wooziest informal

dazed or confused

experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc

Derived forms of woozy

woozily, adverbwooziness, noun

Word Origin for woozy

C19: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy

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