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单词 woolly
释义 wool·ly
I. adjective
also wooly \ˈwu̇lē, -li\
(woollier also woolier ; woolliest also wooliest)
Etymology: wool (I) + -y, adjective suffix
1.
 a. : of, relating to, or bearing wool
  < a besmocked yokel … with his woolly flock — New York Herald Tribune Book Review >
  : having the character of wool
  < although these animals are true sheep, their coat is hairy and not woollyNatural History >
 b. : characteristic of wool
  < the woolly smell of wet mittens — Merle Crowell >
2. : resembling wool or that of wool
 < a woolly fog >
 < a woolly beard >
3.
 a. : thickly covered with long hair or fuzz
  < woolly cloth coats >
  < a child's woolly bunny >
 specifically : lanate
 b. of lumber : that dresses with a stringy or fuzzy surface
  < alder is inclined to be woolly and should be sanded — Andrew Wood & Thomas Linn >
4. : wanting in clearness, definiteness, or sharpness of outline : confused, blurry
 < substitute clear and distinct ideas for vague and woolly ones — F.R.Cowell >
 < woolly thinking >
 < the guides confessed that they were somewhat woolly on dates — Time >
: indistinct
 < the woolly sound of a worn record >
 < woolly lithographs from old plates >
5. : marked by a sometimes violent lack of order or restraint; typically : having the rough virility of the West in frontier times
II. noun
also wool·ie or wooly \ˈwu̇lē, -li\
(plural woollies or woolies)
Etymology: wool (I) + -y or -ie, n. suffix
1. : a garment made from wool: as
 a. chiefly Britain : a woolen sweater
 b. : underclothing of knitted wool — usually used in plural
2. West & Australia : sheep
III. noun
or wooly \ˈwu̇lē, -li\
(plural woollies or woolies)
Etymology: by shortening & alteration
: williwaw
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