woolly

¹wool·ly

adj \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

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Rhymes with WOOLLY

bully, gully, puli, pulley