Etymology

woozy

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Today it means: Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented. Full definition →

Middle English wosy
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  1. Middle Englishwōse
  2. Middle Englishwosy
  3. English todaywoozy

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

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishwosy all →

woosy

Middle Englishwose all →

oozeouze

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