Meanings
woundy1
adverbwoundy (comparative more woundy, superlative most woundy)
comparative more woundy · superlative most woundy · alternative waundy
- archaicVery, extremely, excessively.
adjectivewoundy (comparative more woundy, superlative most woundy)
comparative more woundy · superlative most woundy · alternative waundy
- archaicVery great, extreme, excessive.
Such a world of holidays, that 'tis a woundy hindrance to a poor man that lives by his labour.
1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC
woundy2
adjectivewoundy (comparative more woundy, superlative most woundy)
comparative more woundy · superlative most woundy
Origin
woundy · adverb, adjective
First attested ante 1639: wounds (interjection) + -y.
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APA
woundy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woundy
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“woundy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woundy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woundy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woundy.
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