woozy

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈwuːzi/

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• Rhymes: -uːzi

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.

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

• woozily
• wooziness