woody

Meaning

Adj

1. Covered in woods; wooded.
2. (obsolete) Belonging to the woods; sylvan.
3. Made of wood, or having wood-like properties.
4. Non-herbaceous.
5. Lignified.

Noun

1. Alternative form of woodie.
2. (slang) A compact wooden climbing wall used for board climbing.
3. (slang) An erect penis.

Synonyms

wooded

wooden

wood

🪵

arboreous

ligneous

arboreal

forested

sylvan

woodsy

arboraceous

treelike

tree

🌳

silvan

arboriform

arborescent

arborical

boshy

woodlike

abounding in forests

xyloid

arborary

arborous

ligniform

leafy

shady

arboresque

timbered

grassy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʊdi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: woodi

In summary

From Middle English woodi, wody, wodi, equivalent to wood + -y.