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woosy

woosy adjective: oozy; wet. Also the alternative form of woozy.

Adjective

woosy (comparative more woosy, superlative most woosy)

  1. (dialectal) oozy; wet
    • Besides, what is she else, but a foule woosie Marsh,1622, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 25 p. 109

Also used as

woosy is also the alternative form of woozy.

woosy is also the alternative form of wussy.

Forms of woosy

Adjective
comparativemore woosy
superlativemost woosy
Noun
pluralwoosies

Origin of woosy

From Middle English *wosy, equivalent to ooze + -y. Cognate with Old Frisian wasie (“miry”). More at ooze.

Questions about woosy

What does woosy mean?
Woosy means oozy; wet.
What part of speech is woosy?
Woosy is an adjective.

Words near woosy in the dictionary

  1. Woosterian
  2. Woosterism
  3. Woosterisms
  4. Woosterite
  5. Woosung
  6. woosy
  7. woot
  8. Wootan
  9. Wootans
  10. Wooten
  11. Wooton

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