woozy

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woozy

  • /ˈwuːzi/

Rhymes with -uːzi

Where it comes from

From Middle English wosy (“muddy, miry”), from Middle English wose (“mud, slime, ooze”) + -y. Doublet of oozy. Perhaps influenced by boozy.

adjective woozier · wooziest

  1. Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented. I got off the rollercoaster feeling a bit woozy.

    Similar: giddy, lightheaded, whifty

  2. Intoxicated by drink or drugs.

    Similar: drunk

Similar: stoned

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adjective

Similar: stoned

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adj queasy, dizzy, or disoriented

Españolmareado
Deutschbenebelt
Românăamețit, dezorientat
Русскийне в себе́ ne v sebé

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@misc{woozy_2026,
  title = {woozy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/woozy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}