woozy

adjective

woo·​zy ˈwü-zē  ˈwu̇- 

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

woozily adverb

wooziness noun

Synonyms

• aswoon
• dizzy
• giddy
• light-headed
• reeling
• swimmy
• vertiginous
• whirling

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 on the Web

In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024

Music City then was always woozy from two shots of rot gut whiskey and an angry call from a jilted lover across town. —Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024

Surely the man who staked his entire studio on One From the Heart — the beautiful, woozy, unforgettable, financially dead-on-arrival One From the Heart — wasn’t thinking clearly. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2024

In 1969, the Tony Williams Lifetime recorded a version soaked in acid, both lysergic and hydrochloric; a few years later, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Paul Bley, and Bruce Ditmas refashioned it into woozy, Grateful Dead–like fusion. —David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2023

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

woozy

adjective

woo·​zy ˈwü-zē 

woozier; wooziest

: slightly dizzy, nauseous, or weak