adjective, noun
adjective (AmE also wooly)
1 covered with wool or with hair like wool:
woolly monkeys
2 (informal, especially BrE) made of wool; like wool
SYNWOOLLEN:
a woolly hat / jumper
3 (of people or their ideas, etc.) not thinking clearly; confused; not clearly expressed:
woolly arguments / concepts
woolliness noun [U]
noun (plural woollies) (BrE, informal, becoming old-fashioned) a piece of clothing made of wool, especially one that has been knitted
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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