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WOODSY (woodsier, woodsiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: woodsier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, woodsiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does woodsy mean? 

WOODSY (adjective)
  The adjective WOODSY has 2 senses:

1. characteristic or suggestive of woodsplay

2. abounding in treesplay

  Familiarity information: WOODSY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WOODSY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: woodsier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: woodsiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic or suggestive of woods

Context example:

a fresh woodsy fragrance

Similar:

wooded (covered with growing trees and bushes etc)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Abounding in trees

Synonyms:

arboraceous; arboreous; woodsy; woody

Context example:

a woody area near the highway

Similar:

wooded (covered with growing trees and bushes etc)

Derivation:

woods (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)

woodsiness (the quality of abounding in trees)


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