Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wooded area.

    characteristic or suggestive of woods

  2. Of a place: having many trees.

    abounding in trees

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The shore road was woodsy and wild and lonesome.

    deDie Küstenstraße war waldig und wild und einsam.

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  2. The park was very woodsy and kind of creepy.

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Origin

From woods + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives), to distinguis

From woods + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives), to distinguish the word from woody (“made of wood, or having wood-like properties, etc.”).

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Forms

woodsier, woodsiest
Comparativewoodsier Lesson
Superlativewoodsiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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