variants
also wooly
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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair
still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woolly
Adjective
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With their shaggy throat feathers and long, hefty beaks, ravens are noticeably larger than crows, which have shorter, slimmer bills.Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Over the weekend, Donald Trump offered America’s late-night TV hosts two irresistible jumping off points for bits: A hokey McDonald’s photo op and a shaggy dog story about the size of Arnold Palmer’s schlong.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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That is because cats see guinea pigs as big hairy mice, which is their favorite prey.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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An extra-large and very hairy porch pirate was caught red-handed on Ring doorbell footage last week committing a pumpkin heist.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The crisp Sun Block possesses precise stripes of florals, and Busy Bee is an ode to the namesake fuzzy insects flitting between ripening blueberries.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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This fuzzy version is a little more expensive than the standard Arizonas, but worth it given the super cozy footbed that feels akin to walking on a soft, plush carpet.Cai Cramer, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
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Many furred mammals have apocrine glands, including camels and donkeys, as well as chimpanzees.Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
Adjective
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Industrial pain : The industrials are having a rough day.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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After a rough script is written, experts are consulted, beginning a lengthy fact-checking and simplification process, as the concept is squeezed into a nutshell.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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