Woolly Definition

wyo͝olē
woolies, wooliest, woollier, woollies, woolliest
adjective
woollier, woolliest
Of or like wool.
Webster's New World
Bearing wool.
Webster's New World
Covered with wool or something resembling wool in texture.
Webster's New World
Lacking sharp detail or clarity.
Woolly television reception.
American Heritage
Having characteristics of the early frontier life of the W U.S.; rough and uncivilized.
Webster's New World
noun
woollies
A sheep.
Webster's New World
A woolen garment, esp. one with a fleecelike surface.
Webster's New World
Long underwear made of wool.
Webster's New World

(Liverpudlian, pejorative) Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn).

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Woolly

Noun

Singular:
woolly
Plural:
woollies

Adjective

Base Form:
woolly
Comparative:
woollier
Superlative:
woolliest

Origin of Woolly

  • From wool +"Ž -y.

    From Wiktionary

  • From woolyback.

    From Wiktionary

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