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TOEFL BNC: 11597 COCA: 16278

woolly

1 woolly adjective
also wooly /ˈwʊli/
woollier; woolliest
1 woolly
adjective
also wooly /ˈwʊli/
woollier; woolliest
Learner's definition of WOOLLY
[also more woolly; most woolly]
: covered with wool有毛覆盖的;毛状物覆盖的
chiefly British, informal : made of wool or resembling wool : woolen毛制的;似毛制的
chiefly British : confused and unclear混乱的;模糊不清的;糊涂的

wild and woolly

chiefly US, informal
: very wild : without order or control不受控制的;混乱无序的

— woolliness

noun [noncount]
2 woolly /ˈwʊli/ noun
plural woollies
2 woolly
/ˈwʊli/
noun
plural woollies
Learner's definition of WOOLLY
[count] chiefly British, informal
: a warm piece of clothing (such as a sweater) made of knitted wool针织毛衣;毛线衣
TOEFL BNC: 11597 COCA: 16278

woolly

1 of 2

adjective

wool·​ly ˈwu̇-lē How to pronounce woolly (audio)
variants or less commonly wooly
woollier; woolliest
1
a
: resembling wool
b
: of, relating to, or bearing wool
2
a
: lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline
a woolly TV picture
b
: marked by mental confusion
woolly thinking
3
: marked by boisterous roughness or lack of order or restraint
where the West is still woolly Paul Schubert
used especially in the phrase wild and woolly
woollily adverb
woolliness noun

woolly

2 of 2

noun

wool·​ly ˈwu̇-lē How to pronounce woolly (audio)
variants or less commonly wooly or woolie
plural woollies also woolies
1
: a garment made from wool
especially : underclothing of knitted wool
usually used in plural
2
Western US and Australia : sheep

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Adjective the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it Noun Get out your winter woollies.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The giant relatives of African and Asian elephants — but shaggy, with longer, curvier tusks and smaller ears — woolly mammoths are a symbol of the far North that went extinct not very long ago. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 The bumblebees were loving a thick mat of woolly thyme growing around a stone path, their hum audible through an open window. Betsy Vereckey, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 The New Yorker, who has spent the summer in Dickies overalls and boho Chloé separates, ignored the city’s stifling heat and dug out a woolly jumper to wear with her now-trademark wide-legged trousers. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022 Mastodons and other large elephant-like mammals, including woolly mammoths, roamed North America during the Pleistocene Epoch. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2022 Fossilized remains show that giant woolly mammoths, steppe bison, giant beavers and Yukon horses roamed the treeless landscape alongside camels, rhinos and ancient wolves. Diane Selkirk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2022 Studying the remains of Nun cho ga could help scientists better understand the lives and behaviors of woolly mammoths, the researchers said. Denise Chow, NBC News, 27 June 2022 Scientists believe woolly mammoths, who wandered North America alongside wild horses, cave lions and giant bison, went extinct as late as 4,000 years ago. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 26 June 2022 And one super cool part of being here is access to the third release of Eagle Rock Brewery’s popular Local Source beer, a lager infused with three plants native to Southern California — woolly bluecurls, black sage and California bay laurel. Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

circa 1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of woolly was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 11597 COCA: 16278

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