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Meaning of wooly

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wooly

noun

Definitions

  1. A sweater or similar garment made of wool.

  2. A sheep not yet shorn.

  3. A piece of woolwork.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Made of wool.

    Example: Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.

  2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.

    Example: There was nothing left in the fruit bowl but a brown banana and a couple of woolly pears.

  3. (of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on emotions rather than logic.

    Example: That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.

  4. Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.

noun

Definitions

  1. A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.