woolly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of WOOLLY

made of or resembling hair <the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming>

Synonyms furry, fuzzy, rough, shaggy, woolly (also wooly)

Related Words downy, fluffy, nappy, puffy; hairlike

covered with or as if with hair <still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it>

Synonyms bristly, brushy, cottony, fleecy, furred, furry, hirsute, rough, shaggy, silky, unshorn, woolly (also wooly)

Related Words bearded, bewhiskered, mustachioed (also moustachioed), whiskered; stubbled, stubbly; downy, fluffy, fuzzy, linty, nappy

Near Antonyms beardless, shaved, shaven

Antonyms bald, furless, glabrous, hairless, shorn, smooth

woolly also wooly

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