woolly

Meaning

Adj

1. Made of wool.
2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
3. Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
4. (obsolete) Clothed in wool.
5. (slang) Cross; irritable.

Noun

1. (informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
2. (slang) A sheep not yet shorn.
3. A piece of woolwork.

Noun

A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.

Synonyms

wooly

shaggy

fluffy

woollen

furry

fleecy

wooly

woolen

long-haired

bushy

tousled

hairy

woolly-haired

befuddled

fuzzy

wool

addled

wooly-haired

woolen

muddled

woollen

white crouds

wooly-minded

confused

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muzzy

flocculent

lanate

woolly-headed

pell-mell

perplexed

pullover

semiconscious

curly

silly

tangled

topsy-turvy

crisp

unkempt

confusing

woollen material

woollies

complicated

woolies

lanose

flocculated

flannel

fur

frizzy

furred

flaky

busy

groggy

downy

incoherent

jersey

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kinky

disorganised

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʊli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wolly

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: wullich

Cognate with Dutch: wollig

Cognate with German: wollig

Cognate with Swedish: ullig

In summary

From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wullich (“woolly”), Dutch wollig (“woolly”), German wollig (“woolly”), Swedish ullig (“woolly”).