woody
1 Americannoun
plural
woodies-
Slang. a station wagon having wood or simulated-wood panels on the outside of the body.
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Slang: Vulgar. an erection of the penis.
noun
plural
woodies, woodier, woodiestnoun
adjective
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abounding in or covered with forest or woods
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connected with, belonging to, or situated in a wood
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consisting of or containing wood or lignin
woody tissue
woody stems
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resembling wood in hardness or texture
Other Word Forms
- woodiness noun
Etymology
Origin of woody1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English; wood 1, -y 1
Origin of woody2
First recorded in 1940–45 woody 2 for def. 2; in 1960–65 woody 2 for def. 1; wood 1 + -y 2
Example Sentences
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It smells like any other tree—dusty and woody —but I know that deep inside is an intoxicating scent.
From Literature
It smelled of something rich and woody and slightly overpowering: like money, distilled.
From Literature
The results show that recent fire levels are the highest on record, driven by the spread of woody vegetation and increasingly dry soils.
From Science Daily
But a few weeks into its growth cycle it becomes woody and stiff, thorny, unpalatable and, rapidly, enormous.
Up from the ground emerged native weeds, flowers, woody brambles.
From Literature
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