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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Police found the Kia in a wooded area near Boyd Church on Carroll County 436 in rural Oak Grove after receiving a tip from the suspect's father, who is a Green Forest police officer, according to the affidavit. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2025 Her body was found in the shallow portion of a pond in a wooded area, police said. Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 July 2025 The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with police, searched a wooded area behind the grocery store on July 16, where a deceased male was located. Lauren-Kennedy Brown, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025 Josephson was stabbed more than 100 times, and her body was later found in a wooded area more than an hour from her pickup location. Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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wooded

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

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