woozy

adjective woo·zy \ ˈwü-zē , ˈwu̇- \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of woozy

woozier; wooziest

1 : mentally unclear or hazy

seems a little woozy, not quite knowing what to say
—J. A. Lukacs

2 : affected with dizziness, mild nausea, or weakness

3 : having a soft, indistinct, or unfocused quality : vague, fuzzy

woozy … prose and vaguely beneficent statements
—Roz Kaveney

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woozily

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Examples of woozy in a Sentence

She was already feeling woozy after her first drink.
the blood donor started to feel a little woozy after rising too quickly from the cot

Recent Examples of woozy from the Web

Dua Lipa continues her own success story by teaming up with Calvin Harris on a woozy club track perfect for the season ahead.

— raisa bruner, Time, "5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week," 6 Apr. 2018
Everyone on stage appears to be having a blast, but Vana O'Brien's turn as the drunk porter, playing up every dirty joke and woozy pun, is especially delightful.

— ben waterhouse, OregonLive.com, "Gender-bending 'Macbeth' finds horror in the shadows," 19 Feb. 2018
Kajfes blows extended lines on both acoustic and electronically manipulated trumpet and serves up woozy, wildly wending Moog synthesizer improvisations.

— peter margasak, Chicago Reader, "Jazz / Music / Post No Bills Swedish trumpeter Goran Kajfes combines psych, prog, and African music into a vision all his own," 12 Jan. 2018
Wonderments consort with clunkers, often on the same canvas: credible figure and woozy ground, or vice versa.

— rachel aviv, The New Yorker, "The Lurchingly Uneven Portraits of Paul Cézanne," 21 Feb. 2011
Diplo teams up with Lil Xan for a woozy, party-ready house track off new EP California.

— raisa bruner, Time, "5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week," 23 Mar. 2018
Gronkowski appeared to be woozy after the hit and walked to the locker room.

— usa today sports, USA TODAY, "Rob Gronkowski ruled out of Patriots game after helmet-to-helmet hit," 21 Jan. 2018
Other semi-human additions include superheroes, hot and cold faces, a woozy face, and a partying face.

— jamie ducharme, Fortune, "Redheads Will Finally Get Emojis This Year," 8 Feb. 2018
But rather than calling her parents or emergency medical services, Garcia and her attorneys allege, three school officials and two police officers interrogated her about drug use and performed a field sobriety test on the woozy teen.

— shelby webb, Houston Chronicle, "Attorney says Pasadena ISD student kicked out of school after falling ill was treated 'like a criminal'," 5 Feb. 2018

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Definition of woozy for English Language Learners

: slightly dizzy, sick, or weak

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adjective woo·zy \ ˈwü-zē , ˈwu̇- \

Definition of woozy for Students

woozier; wooziest

: slightly dizzy, nauseous, or weak

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