wooly

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A form of woolly — Made of wool.

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flocculentwoollysoftaddledbefuddledmuddledmuzzywoolly-headed
OriginMiddle English wolly →
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Meanings

adjectivewooly (comparative woolier, superlative wooliest)

comparative woolier · superlative wooliest

  1. USalternativeAlternative form of woolly.

    wooly hair

    2 more examples

    Put on a wooly jumper and turn down the thermostat.

    That's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.

nounwooly (plural woolies)

plural woolies

  1. USalternativeAlternative form of woolly.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a fluffy character or appearance

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flocculentwoollysoft

adjectiveconfused and vague; used especially of thinking

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addledbefuddledmuddledmuzzywoollywoolly-headedwooly-mindedconfused

adjectivecovered with dense often matted or curly hairs

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woollywooly-hairedwoolly-hairedhairyhairedhirsute
Also see
addledbefuddledconfusedflocculentgraymuddledmuzzysweaterwoolishwoollikewoollywoolly-headed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwolly
  2. Englishwooly

From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool + -y.

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APA

wooly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wooly

MLA

“wooly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wooly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wooly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wooly.

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