wooded

adjective

wood·​ed ˈwu̇-dəd How to pronounce wooded (audio)
: covered with growing trees

Examples of wooded in a Sentence

These sorts of birds live in more wooded areas.
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Sharkey’s deceased son was discovered in the wooded Callands area and was buried in a nearby cemetery a few months later, The Guardian reported. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Campos' body was found in a wooded area near her home in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Eastern bluebirds prefer to nest on the edge of open spaces, while chickadees like wooded areas. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025 The kids love playing in the little wooded areas, seeing the geese land in the field behind us, and watching the turkeys walk around aimlessly. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wooded

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wooded was in 1586

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“Wooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wooded. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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wooded

adjective
wood·​ed ˈwu̇d-əd How to pronounce wooded (audio)
: covered with trees

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