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WOOLY

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• WOOLY (adjective)
The adjective WOOLY has 3 senses:

1. having a fluffy character or appearance
2. confused and vague; used especially of thinking
3. covered with dense often matted or curly hairs

Familiarity information: WOOLY used as an adjective is uncommon.

• WOOLY (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Having a fluffy character or appearance

Synonyms:

flocculent; woolly; wooly

Similar:

soft (yielding readily to pressure or weight)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Confused and vague; used especially of thinking

Synonyms:

wooly-minded; muddled; woolly-headed; wooly; woolly; muzzy; addled; befuddled

Context examples:

muddleheaded ideas / your addled little brain / woolly thinking / woolly-headed ideas

Similar:

confused (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Covered with dense often matted or curly hairs

Synonyms:

woolly-haired; wooly-haired; woolly; wooly

Context example:

woolly lambs

Similar:

haired; hairy; hirsute (having or covered with hair)

"All good things come to an end."
(English proverb)
"The more you know, the less you need."
(Aboriginal Australian proverbs)
"The bride doesn't know how to dance, she says the floor is slanted."
(Armenian proverb)
"Through bumps, one learns to walk."
(Corsican proverb)

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