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wooly

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wool·y  (wl)
adj. & n.
Variant of woolly.
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Adj.1.wooly - having a fluffy character or appearance
flocculent, woolly
soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
2.wooly - confused and vaguewooly - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
muddled, woolly-headed, wooly-minded, muzzy, woolly, addled, befuddled
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
3.wooly - covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"
woolly-haired, wooly-haired, woolly
haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
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