woozinesses
zi, ˈwʊz adjective, wooz·i·er, wooz·i·est.
1.
stupidly confused; muddled: woozy from a blow on the head.
2.
physically out of sorts, as with dizziness, faintness, or slight nausea: He felt woozy after the flu.
3.
Related forms
wooz·i·ly, adverb
wooz·i·ness, noun
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woozy (ˈwuːzɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , woozier, wooziest | |
| 1. | dazed or confused |
| 2. | experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc |
| [C19: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy] | |
| 'woozily | |
| —adv | |
| 'wooziness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
woozy
1897, "muddled or dazed, as with drink," Amer.Eng. colloq., variant of oozy "muddy," or an alteration of boozy (1719), from booze.
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woozy definition[ˈwuzi]
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