woody
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- adjective
- /ˈwʊdi/
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boscoso
- The following Monday morning, I entered a woody, shadowy office lit by green lamps and peopled by Dickensian old men.
- woody vegetation
- woody plants
- woody species
Examples
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We hiked through a woody area where the sound of birds echoed among the branches.
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Just took some great shots in and amongst the woody trees.
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It's quite a woody smell on myself as I smell it and it's quite a nice one for autumn winter.
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Vast areas of the island, especially in the higher elevations, have been stripped of woody vegetation.
Academic text (2011) -
Hawks, which often hunt from trees, will also follow their handler through woody habitat.
Academic text (2009) -
Aye-ayes use their fingers to tap on trees and woody vines as they wend their way through the forest.
Academic text (1993) -
As the students enthusiastically shared, we built up a bank of descriptive words on my chart (woody, prickly, smooth).
Academic text (2013) -
The park is filled with woody trees that provide shade during the summer.
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The countryside was beautiful, with woody hills covered in lush green trees.
Synonyms
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An area with many trees growing on it
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Having the smell or feel of a forest
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An area covered with many trees
Land covered with trees
Like a forest with many trees and plants
Full of trees, like a forest or park
Having many trees like a forest or park
Having many trees that give shade
Covered with trees like a small wood
Covered with trees and bushes
Covered with thick bushes or small trees
Covered with leaves that make cool shade like a tree shelter
Compounds
A poisonous climbing plant with purple flowers and red berries that often grows wild
How Wooded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Woody is built from wood meaning 'trees' or 'forest' and the ending -y, so it literally means 'full of wood'; that's why a 'woody' place is one with many trees, much like a woodland.