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woodiness

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wood⋅y

1[wood-ee]
–adjective, wood⋅i⋅er, wood⋅i⋅est.
1. abounding with woods; wooded.
2. belonging or pertaining to the woods; sylvan.
3. consisting of or containing wood; ligneous.
4. resembling wood, as in appearance, texture, or toughness: a woody vegetable.

Origin:
1325–75; ME; see wood 1 , -y 1


wood⋅i⋅ness, noun
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wood·y   (wŏŏd'ē)   
adj.   wood·i·er, wood·i·est
  1. Forming or consisting of wood; ligneous: woody tissue.

  2. Marked by the presence of wood or xylem: woody plants.

  3. Characteristic or suggestive of wood: a woody smell.

  4. Abounding in trees; wooded.

n.   also wood·ie (wŏŏd'ē) pl. wood·ies
  1. A station wagon with exterior wood paneling.

  2. Vulgar Slang An erection of the penis.

wood'i·ness n.
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woody

  1. n.
    a wooden surfboard; a surfboard. : Get your woody, and let's get moving.
  2. n.
    an erection of the penis. : His morning woody made a little mountain with the sheets on his bed.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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