"woosy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more woosy [comparative], most woosy [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *wosy, equivalent to ooze + -y. Cognate with Old Frisian wasie (“miry”). More at ooze. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*wosy}} Middle English *wosy, {{suffix|en|ooze|y}} ooze + -y, {{cog|ofs|wasie||miry}} Old Frisian wasie (“miry”), {{l|en|ooze}} ooze Head templates: {{en-adj}} woosy (comparative more woosy, superlative most woosy)
  1. (dialectal) oozy; wet Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-woosy-en-adj-vTMe5~BC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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