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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Her body was found in a wooded area in Orange County, Florida. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025 Through mid-June, wooded areas will ring with cicadas’ loud mating calls. Chris Simon, The Conversation, 22 May 2025 According to his family, Wade’s walks would sometimes take place off of County Road 343 — a gravel road which veers onto several former logging or hunting trails surrounded by wooded areas. Nicolás Viñuela, NBC news, 21 May 2025 The assailants then fled on foot into a wooded area, police said. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 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 28 May. 2025.

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wooded

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

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