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Definition of: woolly
(w
l′ē) adjective ·li·er, ·li·est
1. Consisting of, covered with, or resembling wool; wool-bearing.
2. Soft and vaporous; lacking clearness; not sharply detailed; fuzzy; blurry.
3. Having a rounded and somewhat fleecy appearance, as clouds.
4. Having a growth of wool-like hairs.
5. Resembling the roughness and excitement of the West: usually in the phrase wild and woolly.
—noun plural ·lies A garment made of wool; especially, woolen underwear. Also wool′y.
—wool′li·ness, wool′iness noun
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