woozy
/ˈwuːzi
/adjective (woozier, wooziest) informal
Unsteady, dizzy, or dazed: I still felt woozy from all the pills...
- Still a bit woozy, Brian rose unsteadily into a crouch.
- The hospital released her with the tests proving inconclusive, and warned her to be careful if she was feeling slightly woozy or dizzy.
- He felt woozy and dizzy as usual in the morning, and he slowly rocked himself forward, and forced himself up.
Synonyms
light-headed, dizzy, giddy, faint;
unsteady, groggy, wobbly, weak;
muzzy, dazed, confused
informal dopey, not with it
rare vertiginous
Derivatives
woozily
- The film version has a softer, woozily sentimental view of the bridal couple; it shows them running through a meadow in ecstatic slow motion - really.
- Afterward, they gather around the fireplace to drink beer, tell stories, and woozily stroll back to their cabins to sink into cozy loft beds.
- I'd stumbled out of bed on a cold November morning and was woozily concentrating on inhaling as much tea and cereal as I could before my philosophy class, at eight.
wooziness
- Patients with disequilibrium report feelings of light-headedness, faintness, or wooziness, sometimes involving blackouts.
- ‘I'm fine’ I muttered, as I grabbed a plate and put my sister's sandwich on it, ignoring the sudden wooziness I felt.
- If I went to a friend's house only to spend one night there, I would have trouble breathing, clammy palms, and wooziness but never to this degree.
Origin
Late 19th century: of unknown origin.