Complete Definition of "wooly"


English

Alternative spellings
woolly qualifier|British

Etymology 1
From term|wool.

Adjective
en-adj|wooli|er

  1. Made of wool.
  2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.

#:wooly hair

  1. figurative Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.

#:That's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.

Related terms
wooly-minded qualifier|US, woolly-minded qualifier|British

Etymology 2
From term|woolyback.

Noun
en-noun|wool|ies

  1. context|Liverpudlian|pejorative Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn).

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