woolly-headed

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woolly-headed

/ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ US
/ˈwʊliˌhɛdɪd/ US
/ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ UK

adjective more woolly-headed · most woolly-headed · wooly-headed · wool-headed

Synonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair. The Blacks in Guinea are Woolly-headed.
Similar: cotton-headed, woolly-pated, wool-pated, nappy
offensive, possibly Synonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
Similar: See Thesaurus:foolish and Thesaurus:stupid, fuzzy-headed

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@misc{woolly_headed_2026,
  title = {woolly-headed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/woolly-headed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}