Woody Meaning
/ˈwʊdi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCovered in woods; wooded.
adjConsisting of wood; resembling wood in appearance or texture.
Sentence Examples
The Ship Island region was as woody and tenantless as ever.
We understand that the Woody Panel retails for $80.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ bark of the oak tree was rough and hard, protecting the inner layers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The plant has a ____ stem that helps it to stand upright and withstand various several strong and cold winds today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English woodi, wody, wodi, equivalent to wood + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"She […] liv'd in a Cottage, far retir'd / Among the Windings of a woody Vale […]."
— a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
"with the wooddie Nymphes when she did play, / Or when the flying Libbard she did chace, / She could them nimbly moue, and after fly apace."
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
"And as climbing has evolved, so have woodies — the Moon Board established a worldwide standard for board climbing in 2016."
— 2022 January 13, Sam Anderson, “Decoy Board Jockeys Into Moon Board, Kilter Board Climbing Market”, in GearJunkie:
"Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever."
— 1990 September 23, Wendy Doniger, “Why the Body Is Disgusting”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ bark of the oak tree was rough and hard, protecting the inner layers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The plant has a ____ stem that helps it to stand upright and withstand various several strong and cold winds today.