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woodwise

woodwise adjective: having the skills and attitudes that allow one to survive in a woodland environment.

Adjective

woodwise (comparative more woodwise, superlative most woodwise)

  1. Having the skills and attitudes that allow one to survive in a woodland environment.
    • Traveling through woodlands offers good cover for a band moving under the direction of a woodwise chief, so birds and beasts are sometimes caught off guard and can be observed from cover for some time before they take alarm.1999, Allan A. Macfarlan, Living Like Indians, page 111
    • Suddenly all the classes we'd had at school about being streetwise came flooding back. No one had mentioned being 'woodwise'. The survival mantras ran through my mind: Don't go into isolated places where no one could hear if you called for help.2008, Cathy Hopkins, Love Lottery

Forms of woodwise

comparativemore woodwise
superlativemost woodwise

Origin of woodwise

From wood + wise.

Questions about woodwise

What does woodwise mean?
Woodwise means having the skills and attitudes that allow one to survive in a woodland environment.
What part of speech is woodwise?
Woodwise is an adjective.

Words near woodwise in the dictionary

  1. woodwinder
  2. woodwinders
  3. woodwindist
  4. woodwindists
  5. woodwinds
  6. woodwise
  7. woodwoman
  8. woodwomen
  9. woodwool
  10. woodwork
  11. woodworked

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