Definition of woolly Woolly
/wʊˈli/ - [wulee] - wool•ly
We found 12 definitions of woolly from 4 different sources.
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British English
woolly - /wˈʊli/
American English
wooly - /wʊˈli/
What does woolly mean?
WordNet
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| woolly - covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs" | ||
| wooly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired | ||
| haired, hirsute, hairy hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains" | ||
| woolly - having a fluffy character or appearance | ||
| flocculent, wooly | ||
| soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" | ||
| woolly - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" | ||
| addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded | ||
| woolly - covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton" | ||
| lanate | ||
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Wiktionary 
- woolly (Adjective)
Made of wool. - woolly (Adjective)
Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool. - woolly (Adjective)
Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- woolly (a.)
Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece. - woolly (a.)
Resembling wool; of the nature of wool. - woolly (a.)
Clothed with wool. - woolly (a.)
Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling wool.
Part of speech
🔤- woolly, noun, singular of woollies.
- woolly, adjective.
