Wooly vs. Woolly

Wooly vs. Woolly — Is There a Difference?
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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.
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Woolyadjective

confused and vague; used especially of thinking;

muddleheaded ideasyour addled little brainwoolly thinkingwoolly-headed ideas

Woollyadjective

(figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.

Woolyadjective

covered with dense often matted or curly hairs;

woolly lambs

Woollyadjective

(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 ideas

Woollyadjective

covered with dense often matted or curly hairs;

woolly lambs

Woollyadjective

covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments;

the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton