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/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -uːzi

Adjective

woozy (comparative woozier, superlative wooziest)

Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.
I got off the rollercoaster feeling a bit woozy.
Intoxicated by drink or drugs.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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

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