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Etymology 1

From wool.

Adjective

wooly (comparative woolier, superlative wooliest)

Positive
wooly

Comparative
woolier

Superlative
wooliest
  1. Made of wool.
  2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
    wooly hair
  3. (figuratively) Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.
    That's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.
Derived terms
  • wooly-minded (US), woolly-minded (British)

Etymology 2

From woolyback.

Noun

Singular
wooly

Plural
woolies

wooly (plural woolies)

  1. (Liverpudlian, pejorative) Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn).







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