woolly
/ˈwʊli/
noun
- 1
A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
- 2
A sheep not yet shorn.
- 3
A piece of woolwork.
adjective
- 1
Made of wool.
“Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.”
- 2
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.”
- 3
(of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on emotions rather than logic.
“That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.”
- 4
Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
- 5
Clothed in wool.
noun
- 1
A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.
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