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(wo̵ol′ē)

adjective woollier, woolliest

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

noun pl. woollies

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

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woolliness noun

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also wool·y

adjective wool·li·er also wool·i·er, wool·li·est also wool·i·est

a. Relating to, consisting of, or covered with wool.
b. Resembling wool.
a. Lacking sharp detail or clarity: woolly television reception.
b. Mentally or intellectually disorganized or unclear: woolly thinking.
Having the characteristics of the rough, generally lawless atmosphere of the American frontier: wild and woolly.

noun pl. wool·lies also wool·ies

A garment made of wool, especially an undergarment of knitted wool.
Australian A sheep.

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woolˈli·ness noun

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