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 You may get bitten by a tick, especially outdoors in wooded areas or grassy fields. Maria Masters, Health, 9 June 2024 Many of her early swims took place at Palisades Swim & Tennis Club, a wooded, family friendly setting in Cabin John, Md., near Washington. Andrew Trunsky, New York Times, 8 June 2024 Markham’s remains were found nearly two years later, on April 7, 2013, in a rural, wooded area at Big Cedar Creek in southeastern Indiana’s Cedar Grove. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 8 June 2024 The Lost River Cave sits below a wooded, urban 72-acre park in the center of Bowling Green. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for wooded 

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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 16 Jun. 2024.

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wooded

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

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