woozy
Use Woozy in a sentence
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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Woozy
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
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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Slang Dictionary
woozy definition[ˈwuzi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Most of us have experienced that disorienting woozy feeling from being out in the sun too long without adequate fluids.
He mimed some woozy tottering and a convulsive hurl.
Still woozy, she stepped outside the banquet hall to get some air.
Only the morphine worked now, but it left her woozy and sleepy.
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