wooded

adjective

wood·​ed ˈwu̇-dəd How to pronounce wooded (audio)
: covered with growing trees

Examples of wooded in a Sentence

These sorts of birds live in more wooded areas.
Recent Examples on the Web Stray dogs sometimes wander the property, Randle said, and police have advised the school to go on lockdown at times when people have been seen running through the wooded area. Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024 Soto was found in a wooded area on March 1 following a four-day search after being reported missing on Feb. 26. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024 Investigators are searching a wooded area in Manorville, New York, as part of the Gilgo Beach murders investigation, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024 William Dennis Mathews of Louisville has been identified as the man found Jan. 7, 1990, in a wooded area off of Pleasant Valley Road in Philpot, Kentucky. The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2024 At the end of the road, white crosses dotted a wooded area that bled into marshland. Caroline Gutman, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 Romero’s body was in a wooded area covered in leaves, according to the Lawrence Police Department. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024 However, Shoaf gave information that led authorities to Neese's remains, which were found in a wooded area over the Pennsylvania state line, about 20 miles from Star City, West Virginia. Kieran McGirl, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024 Prosecutors said Geyser and Weier lured Leutner to a wooded area in Waukesha after a sleepover in May 2014. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wooded was in 1586

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“Wooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wooded. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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wooded

adjective
wood·​ed ˈwu̇d-əd How to pronounce wooded (audio)
: covered with trees

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