woollyadjective
US also wooly uk/ˈwʊl.i/us/ˈwʊl.i/woolly adjective (OF WOOL)
made of wool, or made of something that looks like wool:
a woolly hat/jumper
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Textiles: describing words
- breathable
- brushed
- clingy
- colorfast
- colour-fast
- diaphanous
- fleecy
- floaty
- fluted
- gossamer
- handknit
- handknitted
- mothproof
- quilting
- ruched
- shag
- showerproof
- waterproof
- weatherproof
- woollen
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woolly adjective (NOT CLEAR)
mainly UK disapproving Woolly ideas and thinking are confused and not clear, and have not been considered carefully enough:
It's the woolly thinking behind the book that I find so infuriating.
I can't stand these woolly-headed/-minded liberals!
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- turbulence
- whirl
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woolliness
noun [ U ] US also wooliness uk/ˈwʊl.i.nəs/us/ˈwʊl.i.nəs/
woollynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwʊl.i/us/ˈwʊl.i/old-fashioned informala piece of clothing made from wool, especially a jumper
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Jumpers, shirts & tee-shirts
- blouse
- bodysuit
- boob tube
- cardigan
- cardy
- Hawaiian shirt
- hoodie
- jersey
- kameez
- kurta
- roll neck
- shirt
- skivvy
- sweater
- sweatshirt
- tunic
- turtleneck
- twinset
- V-neck
- vest
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