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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Authorities later determined that alleged gunman Ryan Routh had spent 12 hours waiting in a wooded area adjacent to the golf course before aiming a semi-assault rifle in Trump’s direction, raising questions about why the Secret Service didn’t identify him earlier. Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 Her body was later found in a wooded area near the University of Georgia's Athens campus. John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a Friday, Jan. 17, news release that the authorities were conducting a search in a wooded area off Kirk Avenue for additional remains after the skull was discovered on Jan. 2. David Chiu, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Two duck hunters scouting a wooded area in rural North Carolina ended up finding human remains, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest grim discovery made by hunters in recent months. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2025.

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wooded

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

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