Sekirov Dictionary

woolly

/ˈwʊli/

adjective 6
noun 4
forms 4

adjective6

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Made of wool.
- Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.
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Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
- There was nothing left in the fruit bowl but a brown banana and a couple of woolly pears.
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(figurative) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
- That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.
(US, informal) Uncivilized and unruly.
(no longer used) Clothed in wool.
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(slang, no longer used) 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. — 1911

noun4

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(informal) 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.' — 1965
(offensive) A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.
A piece of woolwork.
(US, slang) A sheep not yet shorn.

forms

woolies · woollies · woollier · woolliest

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