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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Police opened fire before Boelter shot back and fled out the rear of the home into a wooded area. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 June 2025 The area features houses, wooded areas and wetlands, and its inhabitants are mostly working class residents. Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025 His body was discovered nearly a week later, on Thursday, June 12, in a cornfield and wooded area near Airline Road around 1:45 p.m. local time, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said, WMC reported. Charna Flam, People.com, 16 June 2025 Asian needle ants live in wooded areas such as forests within logs, under stones or under mulch piles. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 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 21 Jun. 2025.

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wooded

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

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