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wud

wud adjective: mad; crazy. Also the alternative form of would.

Adjective

wud (comparative more wud, superlative most wud)

  1. (dialectal) Mad; crazy.
    • Janet ran to him — she was fair wud wi' terror - an' clang to him, an' prayed him, for Christ's sake, save her frae the cummers; an' they, for their pairt, tauld him a' that was ken't, and maybe mair.1887, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Thrawn Janet”, in The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
  2. (dialectal) Furious; angry.
    • When neibors anger at a plea, / An' just as wud as wud can be, / How easy can the barley-bree / Cement the quarrel!1785, Robert Burns, Scotch Drink

Also used as

wud is also the alternative form of would.

wud is also the initialism of what('re) you doing.

Synonyms of wud

Forms of wud

comparativemore wud
superlativemost wud

Origin of wud

Variant of standard English wood, from Old English wōd (“mad, insane”).

Questions about wud

What does wud mean?
Wud means mad; crazy.
What part of speech is wud?
Wud is an adjective.

Words near wud in the dictionary

  1. wuckaz
  2. wuckers
  3. wuckies
  4. wuckin'
  5. wucking
  6. wud
  7. Wuda
  8. Wudalianchi
  9. Wudang
  10. wuddup
  11. wuddya

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