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Adjective: wooly (woolier,wooliest)  wû-lee
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: woolly)
  1. Having a fluffy character or appearance
    - flocculent, woolly
  2. Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
    "your wooly little brain";
    - addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded [N. Amer], woolly-minded
  3. Covered with dense often matted or curly hairs
    "wooly lambs";
    - woolly, wooly-haired [N. Amer], woolly-haired

Derived forms: wooliest, woolier

See also: confused, haired, hairy, hirsute, soft

Encyclopedia: Wooly