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wooly

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wooly in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. confused and vague; used especially of thinking
    "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
    addled  befuddled  muddled  muzzy  woolly  wooly  woolly-headed  wooly-minded 
  2. having a fluffy character or appearance
    flocculent  woolly  wooly 
  3. covered with dense often matted or curly hairs
    "woolly lambs"
    wooly  woolly  wooly-haired  woolly-haired 
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wooly in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (adjective) Made of wool.
  2. (adjective) Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
  3. (adjective) (figurative) Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.
  4. (noun) (Liverpudlian/pejorative) Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn).
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