woodsy
Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wooded areaOf, relating to, or suggestive of a wooded area.
» The shore road was woodsy and wild and lonesome.
Die Küstenstraße war waldig und wild und einsam. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 sensesOf, relating to, or suggestive of a wooded area.
characteristic or suggestive of woods
Of a place: having many trees.
abounding in trees
Examples
2 sentencesThe shore road was woodsy and wild and lonesome.
deDie Küstenstraße war waldig und wild und einsam. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The park was very woodsy and kind of creepy.
Origin
From woods + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives), to distinguisFrom 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, woodsiestSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.