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woolly
[ wool-ee ]
adjective
- consisting of wool:
a woolly fleece.
- resembling wool in texture or appearance:
woolly hair.
- clothed or covered with wool or something resembling it:
a woolly caterpillar.
- Botany. covered with a pubescence of long, soft hairs resembling wool.
- like the rough, vigorous atmosphere of the early West in America:
wild and woolly.
- fuzzy; unclear; disorganized:
woolly thinking.
noun
- Western U.S. a wool-bearing animal; sheep.
- Usually woollies. a knitted undergarment of wool or other fiber.
- any woolen garment, as a sweater.
- Dialect. a dust ball.
woolly
/ ˈ·ÉÊŠ±ôɪ /
adjective
- consisting of, resembling, or having the nature of wool
- covered or clothed in wool or something resembling it
- lacking clarity or substance
woolly thinking
- botany covered with long soft whitish hairs
woolly stems
- recalling the rough and lawless period of the early West of America (esp in the phrase wild and woolly )
noun
- often plural a garment, such as a sweater, made of wool or something similar
- usually plural an informal word for sheep
Derived Forms
- ˈ·É´Ç´Ç±ô±ô¾±±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ·É´Ç´Ç±ô±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ·É´Ç´Ç±ôl¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
Example Sentences
Lutnick’s observation gained instant meme status on social media, along with his woolly assertions about government spending not having anything to do with inflation, and enhanced his stature as the Trump Cabinet’s outstanding horse’s patootie.
The woolly mice had eight of their genes modified: seven were adapted mice genes related to hair growth and the eighth was a mammoth gene related to increasing body fat.
A coat and woolly hat may be the only fashion choices you're currently making, but fear not, something more exciting is just around the corner.
A few steps away, another woman is wrapped up in a thick scarf and a woolly hat pulled so far down only a small section of her face is showing.
The proposed definition of grey belt is far too woolly at the moment – and Nicholas is right, it could make lots of lawyers and landowners rich.
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