woolly

adjective

ˈwu̇-lē How to pronounce woolly (audio)
variants also wooly
Definition of woollynext
1
as in shaggy
made of or resembling hair the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming

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2
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 woolly Horehound Horehound is easy to recognize by its thick, wooly leaves. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026 These results raise some questions about how Ice Age hunter-gatherers interacted with wooly mammoths. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Scattered along the road are dozens of other WorldTour cyclists, each of them dressed in oversized puffer jackets and woolly hats. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Planted to attract butterflies, wooly pipevine winds around a fence trellis. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for woolly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woolly
  1. shaggy
  2. hairy
  3. fuzzy
  4. silky
Adjective
  • The actor and producer has swapped the shaggy, caramel-toned lengths of recent months for a razor-sharp, jaw-grazing cut in a cool-toned shade of blonde.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Atop the mesh base, most of the overlays are also rendered in shaggy shade for a further emphasis on texture.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • Two portraits of a woman thought to be Isabella—one by the painter Lorenzo Costa, another attributed to Il Cavazzola or Giulio Campi—depict her with a hairy little white dog, who was perhaps Aura, or, if not, one of her relatives.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This is executed through the use of varying shades of gray throughout the Field Boot’s upper, which combines a nubuck base with hairy suede overlays and a padded calf leather collar.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hairy
Adjective
  • Soft lamb’s ear, ornamental grasses and fuzzy sage give touch.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Touch is handled by soft lamb’s ear, ornamental grasses and fuzzy sage.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of fuzzy
Adjective
  • My dinner began with crisp pork and apple croquettes—delivering all the hearty comfort of a Sunday roast in just a few sweet-and-savory bites—followed by silky slivers of Scottish salmon, cured in-house, of course.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The filling is silky and rich, deftly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, and tastes unmistakably of pumpkin.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
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