woozy.
Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.
Meaning & usage
Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.
I got off the rollercoaster feeling a bit woozy.
Intoxicated by drink or drugs.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle English wōse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English wosy English woozy From Middle English wosy (“muddy, miry”), from Middle English wose (“mud, slime, ooze”) + -y. Doublet of oozy. Perhaps influenced by boozy.
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