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.