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wooded

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈwʊdɪd// UK //wˈʊdɪd// wood·ed

adj. covered with many trees. You use this to describe land or a hill that looks like a forest.

adj. covered with trees or thickets of forest. Typically describes terrain, hills, or specific areas of land.


SIMPLE

We went for a long walk through the wooded hills.

CONTEXTUAL

The cabin is hidden in a heavily wooded area at the edge of the national park.

COMPLEX

The property features a mix of open meadows and densely wooded slopes, providing a natural habitat for various species of local wildlife.

Antonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English woded (“concealed by trees”), equivalent to wood + -ed.

Etymology 2

See wood (verb)

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun; often modified by adverbs like 'heavily', 'densely', or 'sparsely'.

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