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woozy Definition

☆ woozy (wo̵̅o̅′zē, wo̵oz′ē)

adjective wooz′i·er, wooz′i·est

  1. dizzy, faint, and sickish
  2. befuddled, muddled, or dazed, as from drink, drugs, a blow, etc.

Etymology: prob. < wooze, var. of ooze

woozy Related Forms
wooz′i·ly adverb wooz′i·ness noun
woozy Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • feel: Swoosh, fizz, pop, I can't get those noises out of my head, I feel a bit woozy.

Modifies a noun

  • head: Anyway, with a woozy head, I had a shave and shower.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Nitrous Oxide is also a sedative so it can make you feel very woozy and dizzy.
  • little: One bottle of vodka and several pints later, things were getting a little woozy.
  • too: And how strong can you go before the side effects of the meds make you too woozy to dive?
  • slightly: Now slightly woozy, it was easier to get the second dart in and Rambo was soon asleep.
  • still: In his still woozy state, he might well have answered in Amazonian Greek without thinking about it.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I felt woozy all day, but managed to fulfill a dinner date with Tom and Natalie on Aloha.
  • become: Literally, I was becoming woozy in the studio.
  • get: In fact, I circled my finger around my head to show him I was getting woozy.

Preposition: in

  • studio: Literally, I was becoming woozy in the studio.