wooly
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative spellings
- woolly (British)
[edit] Etymology 1
From wool.
[edit] Adjective
wooly (comparative woolier, superlative wooliest)
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- Made of wool.
- Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
- wooly hair
- (figuratively) Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.
- That's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.
[edit] Derived terms
- wooly-minded (US), woolly-minded (British)
[edit] Etymology 2
From woolyback.
[edit] Noun
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wooly (plural woolies)
- (Liverpudlian, pejorative) Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn).

