woodiness
IPA: wˈʊdinʌs
noun
- The state of being woody.
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Examples of "woodiness" in Sentences
- I did get into the hang of trying it, working past the bitterness and tasting the flavors of peppery woodiness.
- It's quite mild for a cognac, with notes of orange peel and bread tempering the woodiness, and surprisingly little alcoholic burn on the finish.
- Well, I didn't follow my instincts and decided to toss in the epazote a Mexican herb I've never worked with into the pot, despite its twiggy woodiness.
- The overall effect is complex: the blend moves suprisingly smoothly from sweet-n-sour gourmandness, to verdant spiciness, to rich, musky, mossy woodiness.
- The chairs needed to be moved out while the low area could be built up by adding weeds and trimmings from the garden that were not suitable for the compost bin due to seeds or woodiness.
- There's lots of woodiness to go with the notes of vanilla, dark fruits, banana, tobacco and cinnamon to name a few, but the wood complements the other flavors rather than overwhelming them.
- It's very sweet when it first hits the taste buds, redolent of citrus and caramel, before morphing into woody smokiness (or is it smoky woodiness?) and finally climaxing (believe me, that's the right word for it) in an insanely long, succulent, dry finish.
- Throughout a program that included music by Lully, Campra, Muffat, Guillemain, Aubert and, of course, Vivaldi, the ensemble's sound had a warm woodiness about it -- the product of gut strings and more loosely strung baroque bows -- that projected intimacy and a French-friendly personal quality.
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