woozier; wooziest
1
: mentally unclear or hazy
seems a little woozy, not quite knowing what to say—
J. A. Lukacs
J. A. Lukacs2
: affected with dizziness, mild nausea, or weakness
woozily
adverb
wooziness
noun
Examples of woozy in a Sentence
She was already feeling woozy after her first drink.
the blood donor started to feel a little woozy after rising too quickly from the cot
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
The novel is set in 1984, but the plot keeps sliding backward into the sixties, in woozy reveries that engulf Zoyd like quicksand.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Or if The White Lotus once again got a woozy character-actress performance a win in Supporting Actress?
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
One day, Kate was home with a family friend and started to feel woozy.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for woozy
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“Woozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woozy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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