woolly

¹wool·ly

adjective \ˈwu̇-lē\

wool·li·erwool·li·est

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

Variants of WOOLLY

wool·ly also wooly \ˈwu̇-lē\

Examples of WOOLLY

1. <the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming>
2. <still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it>

First Known Use of WOOLLY

15th century

Related to WOOLLY

Synonyms

furry, fuzzy, rough, shaggy, hairy (also wooly)

Antonyms

bald, furless, glabrous, hairless, shorn, smooth

Related Words

downy, fluffy, nappy, puffy; hairlike

Near Antonyms

beardless, shaved, shaven

Rhymes with WOOLLY

bully, gully, puli, pulley

²wool·ly

noun \ˈwu̇-lē\

plural wool·lies also wool·ies

Definition of WOOLLY

1

: a garment made from wool; especially : underclothing of knitted wool —usually used in plural

2

West & Australian : sheep

Variants of WOOLLY

wool·ly also wooly or wool·ie \ˈwu̇-lē\

Examples of WOOLLY

1. Get out your winter woollies.

First Known Use of WOOLLY

circa 1865