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Woozy

//ˈwuːzi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.

    "I got off the rollercoaster feeling a bit woozy."

  2. 2
    Intoxicated by drink or drugs.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling wordnet

Etymology

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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