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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The act is, in part, named after Rhonda Sue Coleman, an 18-year-old whose body was found in a wooded area in Montgomery County, Georgia, on May 20, 1990. Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026 If your kids can’t make it through a backyard evening without itchy mosquito bites, the issue might not be a nearby pond or wooded area (though that’ll certainly contribute to the problem). Ryan Brennan april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026 Sharp was found on February 12, 1982, in a wooded area near the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds. Ryan Brennan april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 Cindy Wanner, James Lawhead Jr. in 1991 Placer County Sheriff's Office A hunter discovered Wanner's body three weeks later, about 35 miles away in a wooded area in Foresthill near the Tahoe National Forest. Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 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 7 May. 2026.

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wooded

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

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