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- DictionaryWool·ly/ˈwo͝olē/
adjective
- 1. made of wool: "a red woolly hat"
- 2. vague or confused in expression or character: "woolly thinking"
noun
- 1. a garment made of wool, especially a pullover. British
- 2. a sheep. Australian, New Zealand
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.
WOOLLY definition: 1. made of wool, or made of something that looks like wool: 2. Woolly ideas and thinking are…. Learn more.
Synonyms for WOOLLY: shaggy, hairy, fuzzy, furry, fluffy, rough, downy, puffy; Antonyms of WOOLLY: bald, hairless, smooth, glabrous, shorn, furless, shaved, shaven.
clothed or covered with wool or something resembling it: a woolly caterpillar. Botany. covered with a pubescence of long, soft hairs resembling wool. like the rough, vigorous atmosphere of the early West in America: wild and woolly. fuzzy; unclear; disorganized: woolly thinking.
1. a. Relating to, consisting of, or covered with wool. b. Resembling wool. 2. a. Lacking sharp detail or clarity: woolly television reception. b. Mentally or intellectually disorganized or unclear: woolly thinking. 3.
If something is woolly, it's covered in (or made of) soft, curly fur. Don't forget to wear your woolly hat — it's cold out there! You can use this adjective for anything made from wool, like your favorite woolly sweater or the woolly socks your grandma knits.
adjective Word forms: woollier, woolliest, sometimes US woolier, wooliest. 1. consisting of, resembling, or having the nature of wool. 2. covered or clothed in wool or something resembling it. 3. lacking clarity or substance. woolly thinking. 4. botany.
A complete guide to the word "WOOLLY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
woolly adjective & noun. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word woolly mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word woolly, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Woolly is an adjective that describes something that is covered or appears to be covered with a substance resembling the thick, soft hair of sheep. Additionally, it can also refer to something that is confused, vague, or fuzzy in nature, much like the unclear lines in a clump of wool.
