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wool·y W0216600 (wo͝ol′ē)adj. & n. Variant of woolly.wool•ly or wool•y (ˈwʊl i) adj. wool•li•er or wool•i•er, wool•li•est or wool•i•est, adj. 1. consisting of or resembling wool: a woolly fleece; woolly hair. 2. clothed or covered with wool or something like it. 3. like the rough, vigorous atmosphere of the early West in the U.S.: wild and woolly. 4. fuzzy; unclear; disorganized. n. 5. Western U.S. a wool-bearing animal; sheep. 6. Also, wool′ie. Usu., woollies or woolies. a woolen garment, esp. a knitted undergarment. [1580–90] wool′li•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | wooly - having a fluffy character or appearanceflocculent, woollysoft - yielding readily to pressure or weight | | 2. | wooly - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"muddled, woolly-headed, wooly-minded, muzzy, woolly, addled, befuddledconfused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused" | | 3. | wooly - covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"woolly-haired, wooly-haired, woollyhaired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" | TranslationsIdiomsSeewooliesEncyclopediaSeewoollywooly
Synonyms for woolyadj having a fluffy character or appearanceSynonymsRelated Wordsadj confused and vagueSynonyms- muddled
- woolly-headed
- wooly-minded
- muzzy
- woolly
- addled
- befuddled
Related Wordsadj covered with dense often matted or curly hairsSynonyms- woolly-haired
- wooly-haired
- woolly
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