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WOOZY (woozier, wooziest)
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Irregular inflected forms: woozier , wooziest
, wooziest Dictionary entry overview: What does woozy mean?
• WOOZY (adjective)
The adjective WOOZY has 1 sense:
1. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
Familiarity information: WOOZY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: woozier
Superlative: wooziest
Superlative: wooziest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
Synonyms:
dizzy; giddy; vertiginous; woozy
Context example:
a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Context examples
Well, he went a bit woozy towards the end.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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