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wooz·y

 (wo͞o′zē, wo͝oz′ē)
adj. wooz·i·er, wooz·i·est
1. Dazed or confused.
2. Dizzy or queasy.
[Possibly from alteration of boozy, drunken, from booze.]
wooz′i·ly adv.
wooz′i·ness n.
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woozy

(ˈwuːzɪ)
adj, woozier or wooziest
1. dazed or confused
2. (Pathology) experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc
[C19: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy]
ˈwoozily adv
ˈwooziness n
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wooz•y

(ˈwu zi, ˈwʊz i)

adj. wooz•i•er, wooz•i•est.
1. stupidly confused; muddled.
2. physically unsettled, as with dizziness, faintness, or slight nausea.
3. drunken.
[1895–1900, Amer.; perhaps short for boozy-woozy]
wooz′i•ly, adv.
wooz′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.woozy - having or causing a whirling sensationwoozy - having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"
dizzy, giddy, vertiginous
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
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woozy

adjective dizzy, confused, rocky (informal), bemused, dazed, wobbly, nauseated, unsteady, tipsy, befuddled The fumes made us feel a bit woozy.
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woozy

adjective
Having a sensation of whirling or falling:
dizzy, giddy, lightheaded, reeling, vertiginous.
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woozy

[ˈwuːzɪ] ADJ (woozier (compar) (wooziest (superl))) → mareado
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woozy

[ˈwuːzi] adj → dans les vapes
to feel woozy → être dans les vapes
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woozy

adj (+er) (inf) → benommen, duselig (inf)
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woozy

[ˈwuːzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → stordito/a, intontito/a
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woozy

adj (fam) mareado, drogado
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