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woolly Definition

woolly (wo̵ol′ē)

adjective -·lier, -·li·est

  1. of or like wool
  2. bearing wool
  3. covered with wool or something resembling wool in texture
  4. ☆ having characteristics of the early frontier life of the western U.S.; rough and uncivilized: used chiefly in wild and woolly
  5. tangled and confused; fuzzy woolly ideas

noun pl. -·lies

  1. West a sheep
    1. a woolen garment, esp. one with a fleecelike surface
    2. long underwear made of wool

woolly Related Forms
wool′·li·ness noun
woolly Synonyms

woolly

modif.

downy, fleecy, woolen, kinky, wool-bearing, soft, fluffy, flocculent.

woolly Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • sound: For what it's worth points 1 and 3 also sound decidedly wooly to me.

Adjective modifier

  • warm: Dreaming of Honolulu, I prepare for winter, knitting warm woolies for my first grandchild.

Modifies a noun

  • rhinoceros: They were identified as the bones of a wooly rhinoceros.
  • lanuginosum: An oceanic form of Cladonia -rich wet heath with abundant wooly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum is moderately extensive at higher levels on rockier ground.
  • jumper: Best Buy: Red, wooly jumper, £ 9.99 from Gap.
  • undercoat: The Norwegian Forest cat is known for its dense, rich fur with a wooly undercoat covered by long, coarse guard hairs.
  • mammoth: Shoot the three wooly mammoths to get extra lives.
  • hat: Clive becomes first of 4 people to lose their wooly hats.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: I think some of the content was rather wooly.
  • too: Targets set by the government or local authorities are too wooly.
  • very: What follows is a very wooly account of what happened.
  • not: The coat should be close lying and sleek and definitely not wooly.
  • little: I'm still a little wooly in the head from my trip to Amsterdam for the New Year.
  • so: Being so wooly, nothing seems to keep them cool.

Noun used with modifier

  • winter: You will have to wear all the winter woolies you can get on.