woodwise

woodwise

English

Etymology

wood +‎ wise

Adjective

woodwise (comparative more woodwise, superlative most woodwise)

1. Having the skills and attitudes that allow one to survive in a woodland environment.
   • 1999, Allan A. Macfarlan, Living Like Indians (page 111)

     Traveling through woodlands offers good cover for a band moving under the direction of a woodwise chief, so birds and beasts are sometimes caught off guard and can be observed from cover for some time before they take alarm.

   • 2008, Cathy Hopkins, Love Lottery

     Suddenly all the classes we'd had at school about being streetwise came flooding back. No one had mentioned being 'woodwise'. The survival mantras ran through my mind: Don't go into isolated places where no one could hear if you called for help.

   • 2020, Françoise Besson, Mountains Figured and Disfigured in the English-Speaking World (page 213)

     Self-examination combines with a “woodwise” attitude to shape new lives.