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.
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The risk for picking up ticks is highest in wooded areas or parts of the city with overgrown grass, as ticks prefer shady, damp environments like leaf litter, tall grass and logs. Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026 East Point Police Chief Sean Buchanan said authorities now strongly believe that human remains found over the weekend in a heavily wooded area behind an apartment complex belong to Derek Samuel, the 20-year-old man who disappeared April 29 after visiting a Target store in the city. Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 June 2026 They can also be seen around mountains, swamps, cane thickets, wooded stream corridors, and rural habitats. Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 June 2026 On Sunday, May 31, the family of Derek Samuel said that Georgia Emergency Search & Rescue crews discovered his body in a wooded area behind an apartment complex in Atlanta, according to Fox affiliate WAGA and CBS local station WUPA. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wooded

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 9 Jun. 2026.

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wooded

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

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