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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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Adj.

woozy - 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"

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.

Translations

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brillo intontito

woozy

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

woozy

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

woozy

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

woozy

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

woozy

adj (fam) mareado, drogado

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