woolly
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woolly¹
- /ˈwʊli/
Rhymes with -ʊli
Where it comes from
From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wullich (“woolly”), Dutch wollig (“woolly”), German wollig (“woolly”), Swedish ullig (“woolly”).
adjective woollier · woolliest · wooly
- Made of wool. Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.
- Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool. woolly hair
- Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy. That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.
- Clothed in wool. woolly breeders
- Cross; irritable. […] and don't get woolly because some of your little "deals" don't come off. You'd soon consider yourself the superior of God Almighty Himself if He didn't set you in your place once in a while.
- Uncivilized and unruly. wild and woolly
noun woollies · wooly
- A sweater or similar garment made of wool. `I've got a rotten cold and I'm not taking my woollies off until it's better.'
- A sheep not yet shorn.
- A piece of woolwork.
woolly²
- /ˈwʊli/
Rhymes with -ʊli
Where it comes from
From woolly back.
noun woollies · wooly
- A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lanate, flocculent, wooly-minded, wooly, woolly-headed, hairy, hirsute, muzzy, addled, soft, muddled, befuddled, confused, fleecy, fuzzy, nebulous
Translations
Talk about this word "woolly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/woolly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. woolly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/woolly "woolly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/woolly.Cite this
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title = {woolly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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