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 The man whose remains were found in a remote wooded area about 18 miles south of South Bay on Feb. 3, 1984, was recently identified as Joseph W. Newman, originally from Toms River, New Jersey, who was last seen alive in the spring of 1983, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024 Anglo-Saxon remains under excavation Cotswold Archeology Earlier this year, Cotswold Archeology was enlisted by the U.S. government to help find a World War II pilot who crashed in a wooded area in England. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 July 2024 Morin, a 37-year-old Bel Air mother of five, was found dead in a wooded area adjacent to the Ma and Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air in August 2023. Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024 The Mina Fire was reported around 2 p.m. Monday, July 8, in a wooded area near the Mendocino-Trinity county line about 12 miles northwest of Covelo. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 13 July 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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wooded

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

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