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wool·y

(wo͝ol′ē)

adj. & n.

Variant of woolly.

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wool•ly

or wool•y

(ˈwʊl i)

adj. wool•li•er or wool•i•er, wool•li•est or wool•i•est, adj.

1. consisting of or resembling wool: a woolly fleece; woolly hair.

2. clothed or covered with wool or something like it.

3. like the rough, vigorous atmosphere of the early West in the U.S.: wild and woolly.

4. fuzzy; unclear; disorganized.

5. Western U.S. a wool-bearing animal; sheep.

6. Also, wool′ie. Usu., woollies or woolies. a woolen garment, esp. a knitted undergarment.

[1580–90]

wool′li•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	wooly - having a fluffy character or appearance flocculent, woolly soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
	2.	wooly - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" muddled, woolly-headed, wooly-minded, muzzy, woolly, addled, befuddled confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
	3.	wooly - covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs" woolly-haired, wooly-haired, woolly haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"