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English adjective: woolly

1. woolly having a fluffy character or appearance


Synonymsflocculent, wooly


Similarsoft


Antonymshard

2. woolly confused and vague; used especially of thinking


SamplesMuddleheaded ideas.
Your addled little brain.
Woolly thinking.
Woolly-headed ideas.


Synonymsaddled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly-headed, wooly, wooly-minded


Similarconfused


Antonymsclear-thinking, clearheaded

3. woolly covered with dense often matted or curly hairs


SamplesWoolly lambs.


Synonymswoolly-haired, wooly, wooly-haired


Similarhaired, hairy, hirsute


Antonymshairless

4. woolly covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments


SamplesThe woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton.


Synonymslanate


Similarhaired, hairy, hirsute


Antonymshairless









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