woozy

[woo-zee, woo z-ee] /ˈwu zi, ˈwʊz i/
adjective, woozier, wooziest.
1.
stupidly confused; muddled:
woozy from a blow on the head.
2.
physically out of sorts, as with dizziness, faintness, or slight nausea:
He felt woozy after the flu.
3.
drunken.
Origin
1895-1900, Americanism; perhaps short for boozy-woozy, rhyming compound based on boozy
Related forms
woozily, adverb
wooziness, noun
Examples from the web for woozy
  • Outpatients must plan to have someone take them home after the test, because they will be woozy and unable to drive.
  • At first this makes the film fun, but after a while it might make you so woozy you'll want to get off.
  • If the thought of negotiating with a car salesman makes you woozy, buying a car online may be for you.
  • Only the morphine worked now, but it left her woozy and sleepy.
  • He mimed some woozy tottering and a convulsive hurl.
  • Still, his doctors could not agree on a diagnosis to explain his occasional woozy spells.
  • Still woozy, she stepped outside the banquet hall to get some air.
  • Most of us have experienced that disorienting woozy feeling from being out in the sun too long without adequate fluids.
British Dictionary definitions for woozy

woozy

/ˈwuːzɪ/
adjective (informal) woozier, wooziest
1.
dazed or confused
2.
experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc
Derived Forms
woozily, adverb
wooziness, noun
Word Origin
C19: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy
Word Origin and History for woozy
adj.

1897, "muddled or dazed, as with drink," American English colloquial, variant of oozy "muddy," or an alteration of boozy.

Slang definitions & phrases for woozy

woozy

adjective
  1. Not fully alert and conscious; half-asleep; befuddled: You'll just get woozy if you stay up any longer/ some woozy tourist
  2. Dizzy; faint; unwell

[1897+; origin unknown; perhaps fr oozy, suggesting the insolidity and limpness of mud]