woody

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Pronunciation: /ˈwʊdi/

Etymology: From Middle English woodi, wody, wodi, equivalent to wood + -y.

Covered in woods; wooded.
“She […] liv'd in a Cottage, far retir'd / Among the Windings of a woody Vale […].”
Consisting of wood; resembling wood in appearance or texture.
Belonging to the woods; sylvan.
“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.”
Non-herbaceous.
“Subshrubs, shrubs, trees and lianas are all woody plants.”
Lignified.
“the woody parts of a plant”

Etymology: Clipping of Woodrow + -y.

A diminutive of the male given name Woodrow.
“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.”

Etymology: Etymology tree English wood Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English woody From wood + -y (diminutive suffix).

Alternative form of woodie.
A compact wooden climbing wall used for board climbing.
“And as climbing has evolved, so have woodies — the Moon Board established a worldwide standard for board climbing in 2016.”
An erect penis.