woozy

English

Etymology

From Middle English wosy (“muddy, miry”), from Middle English wose (“mud, slime, ooze”) +‎ -y. Doublet of oozy. Perhaps influenced by boozy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwuːzi/

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• Rhymes: -uːzi

Adjective

woozy (comparative woozier, superlative wooziest)

1. Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.

   I got off the rollercoaster feeling a bit woozy.

2. Intoxicated by drink or drugs.

Synonyms

• (queasy, dizzy, or disoriented): giddy, lightheaded, whifty
• (intoxicated): See Thesaurus:drunk or Thesaurus:stoned

Derived terms

• woozily
• wooziness

Translations

queasy, dizzy, or disoriented

• Czech: omámený m, zmatený (cs) m, malátný (cs) m
• Dutch: wazig (nl)
• Finnish: sekava (fi), tokkurainen
• German: benebelt (de)
• Romanian: amețit (ro) m, dezorientat (ro) m
• Russian: не в себе́ (ru) (ne v sebé)

intoxicated by drugs or alcohol

• Polish: wstawiony m, przymulony m, trąchnięty m, wstawiony m