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woozy

/ˈwuːzi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
woozy
IPA
/ˈwuːzi/
20
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.

adj

Intoxicated by drink or drugs.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English wōse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English wosy English woozy From Middle English wosy (“muddy, miry”), from Middle English wose (“mud, slime, ooze”) + -y. Doublet of oozy. Perhaps influenced by boozy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

woozier (comparative) wooziest (superlative)

Derived Forms

woozily wooziness

Synonyms

giddy lightheaded whifty drunk stoned dizzy vertiginous

Rhymes With

susie suzy uzi jacuzzi choosy boozy doozy bluesy susy busey pusey newsy

Questions

How do you pronounce woozy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwuːzi/.
What does woozy mean?
Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.
Where does woozy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce woozy

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