woozy

UK: /ˈwuːzi/ US: /ˈwuzi, ˈwʊzi/ ,(wo̅o̅′zē, wŏŏz′ē)

Inflections of 'woozy' (adj):

woozier

adj comparative

wooziest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

wooz•y /ˈwuzi, ˈwʊzi/   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

1. confused; muddled:
   I was a little woozy from lack of sleep.
2. dizzy, faint, or nauseated:
   She felt woozy from the heat of the sun.

wooz•i•ly /ˈwuzəli, ˈwʊzə-/  adv. 
wooz•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

wooz•y  (wo̅o̅′zē, wŏŏz′ē), adj., wooz•i•er, wooz•i•est. 

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.

• perh. short for boozy-woozy, rhyming compound based on boozy 1895–1900, American.

wooz′i•ly, adv. 
wooz′i•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

woozy / ˈwuːzɪ/ adjective (woozier, wooziest)

1. dazed or confused
2. experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc

Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from a blend of woolly + muzzy or dizzy

ˈwoozily adverb

ˈwooziness noun