Wooly vs. Woolly
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Difference Between Wooly and Woolly
Woolyadjective
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Put on a wooly jumper and turn down the thermostat.wooly hairThat's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.Woollyadjective
Made of wool.
Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.Woolynoun
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Woollyadjective
Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
woolly hairThere was nothing left in the fruit bowl but a brown banana and a couple of woolly pears.Woolyadjective
having a fluffy character or appearance
Woollyadjective
(figuratively) Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.
That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.ADVERTISEMENT
Woolyadjective
confused and vague; used especially of thinking;
muddleheaded ideasyour addled little brainwoolly thinkingwoolly-headed ideasWoollyadjective
(figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
Woolyadjective
covered with dense often matted or curly hairs;
woolly lambsWoollyadjective
(obsolete) Clothed in wool.
Woollynoun
(informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool
Woollynoun
A sheep not yet shorn.
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Woollynoun
A piece of woolwork.
Woollynoun
A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.
Woollyadjective
having a fluffy character or appearance
Woollyadjective
confused and vague; used especially of thinking;
muddleheaded ideasyour addled little brainwoolly thinkingwoolly-headed ideasWoollyadjective
covered with dense often matted or curly hairs;
woolly lambsWoollyadjective
covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments;
the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton
