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
woolliness
noun
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
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“Woolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woolly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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