woolly.

1. Made from sheep's fleece, or having a similarly soft, thick, fibrous surface.

2. Vague or poorly organized, especially in thought or explanation.

3. A knitted garment made from sheep's fleece or a similar soft yarn, especially a sweater.

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Words that belong together

• a woolly blanket
• a woolly coat
• woolly curls

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A woolly blanket softened the hard edge of the bench.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative woollier; superlative woolliest. Variant wooly has woolier and wooliest.. Noun singular woolly; plural woollies. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.