WOODY
What does "WOODY" mean?
Made of, covered with, or resembling wood.
Meanings
- Consisting of or resembling wood; having a hard, fibrous stem like a tree or shrub. The old lavender had gone woody at the base, all bare stems and little bloom.
- Covered or overgrown with trees; wooded. They followed a woody path that climbed away from the road.
- Having a smell or taste reminiscent of wood, bark, or sap. The whisky had a woody finish, like cedar and old barrels.
Word origin
From Old English 'wudu' (wood, forest) + the adjective-forming suffix '-y'; the word has meant 'full of trees' or 'wood-like' since the early medieval period.
Remember it
WOOD + Y = WOODY: just add a 'why' to wood and you ask what it's made of.
A little poem
Soft herb stiffens slow-
the green that bent in the wind
now answers like bark.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the old shrub get called woody? It had stopped taking things lying down and started standing stiff.
What it teaches
What grows fastest stays soft; only what endures has time to turn to wood.
Quick facts
What does WOODY mean?
Made of, covered with, or resembling wood.
Is WOODY a valid word?
Yes — WOODY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WOODY?
WOODY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does WOODY come from?
From Old English 'wudu' (wood, forest) + the adjective-forming suffix '-y'; the word has meant 'full of trees' or 'wood-like' since the early medieval period.
What can WOODY teach us?
What grows fastest stays soft; only what endures has time to turn to wood.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.