Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woosy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: woosy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Alternative form of woozy.

adj

Alternative form of wussy.

noun

Alternative form of wussy.

Example Sentences

"Besides, what is she else, but a foule woosie Marsh,"
"Just as he leaned in to embrace his joy, he felt a little woosy, he didn't know what it was, and almost as quick as it came, it was gon' ."
"He was woosy, but in the morning he was fine and there were no problems."
"All those thoughts of pinning him down were making her knees go woosy."
"Any woosy words like social justice , equity or concepts like ' barriers ' get red penned out."
"The gal who kicked your woosy little butt is my ex-wife."

Etymology

From Middle English *wosy, equivalent to ooze + -y. Cognate with Old Frisian wasie (“miry”). More at ooze.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *wosy
Suffix: ooze

Inflected Forms

more woosy (comparative) most woosy (superlative) woosies (plural)

Questions

What does woosy mean?: oozy; wet
Where does woosy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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