Meanings
comparative more woolly-headed · superlative most woolly-headed · alternative wooly-headed · alternative wool-headed
- Synonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair.
The Blacks in Guinea are Woolly-headed.
1708 Feb 25, The British ApolloSynonyms: cotton-headed, woolly-pated, wool-pated, nappy
- offensivepossiblySynonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
Synonyms: See Thesaurus:foolish and Thesaurus:stupid, fuzzy-headed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair.
adjectiveSynonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveconfused and vague; used especially of thinking
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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woolly-headed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woolly-headed
“woolly-headed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woolly-headed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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