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Woolly Definition & Meaning

woolly
adjective
  1. having a fluffy character or appearance
  2. confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
  3. covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"
  4. covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"

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What does woolly mean?
having a fluffy character or appearance confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs" covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"
What part of speech is woolly?
Woolly is an adjective.
How many definitions does woolly have?
Woolly has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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