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1woolly
adjective wool·ly \ˈwu̇-lē\
: covered with wool
: made of wool or resembling wool
: confused and unclear
wool·li·erwool·li·est
Full Definition of WOOLLY
1
a : resembling wool b : of, relating to, or bearing wool
2
a : lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline <a woolly TV picture> b : marked by mental confusion <woolly thinking>
3
: marked by boisterous roughness or lack of order or restraint <where the West is still woolly — Paul Schubert> —used especially in the phrase wild and woolly
— wool·li·ly \-lə-lē\ adverb
— wool·li·ness noun
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Variants of WOOLLY
wool·ly also wooly \ˈwu̇-lē\
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First Known Use of WOOLLY
15th century
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2woolly
noun wool·ly \ˈwu̇-lē\
: a warm piece of clothing (such as a sweater) made of knitted wool
plural wool·lies also wool·ies
Full Definition of WOOLLY
1
: a garment made from wool; especially : underclothing of knitted wool —usually used in plural
2
West & Australian : sheep
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Variants of WOOLLY
wool·ly also wooly or wool·ie \ˈwu̇-lē\
First Known Use of WOOLLY
circa 1865
WOOLY Defined for Kids
woolly
adjective wool·ly \ˈwu̇-lē\
wool·li·erwool·li·est
Definition of WOOLLY for Kids
: made of or resembling wool <a woolly sweater> <a woolly wig>
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