woolly

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Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic

That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.

Made of wool
Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool

woolly hair.

{a} resembling or consisting of wool
Clothed with wool
Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece
A woolly is a woollen piece of clothing, especially a sweater
Resembling wool; of the nature of wool
having a fluffy character or appearance
covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"
confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"
wool·ly woollies in AM, also use wooly1. Something that is woolly is made of wool or looks like wool. She wore this woolly hat with pompoms
{s} of wool, like wool; similar to wool; covered in fluff; foggy, not clear
disapproval If you describe a person or their ideas as woolly, you are criticizing them for being confused or vague. a weak and woolly Government
Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling wool
{i} sweater, pullover; underwear which is made of wool
woolly adelgid
A common name for insects of either species Adelges piceae or Adelges tsugae

North America's once abundant Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) may soon become a relic and then a ghost, owing to the invasion of the woolly adelgid (Adelges tsuga annand).

woolly back
a Welsh person
woolly back
an unsophisticated person from the countryside
woolly backs
plural form of woolly back
woolly bear
The larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae
woolly bears
plural form of woolly bear
woolly mammoth
A very hairy mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, widespread in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere during the Pleistocene period
woolly mammoths
plural form of woolly mammoth
woolly worm
The larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae
woolly worms
plural form of woolly worm
woolly-bear
Attributive form of woolly bear, noun

My snack had a woolly-bear crunch.

woolly-headed
Illogical, irrational
woolly-headedness
The quality of being woolly-headed: illogicalness, irrationality
woolly-minded
Characterized by vague or confused thinking
woolly-worm
Attributive form of woolly worm, noun

My snack had a woolly-worm crunch.

woolly adelgid
an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree
woolly alder aphid
attacks alders
woolly aphid
secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads
woolly apple aphid
primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees
woolly bear
caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests
woolly bear
The hairy caterpillar of any of various moths, especially that of the North American tiger moth Isia isabella, having a reddish-brown middle stripe and black at either end. or wooly bear Caterpillar of a tiger moth. The larva of the Isabella tiger moth (Isia isabella), known as the banded woolly bear, is brown in the middle and black at both ends. The width of the black bands is purported to predict the severity of the coming winter: the narrower the bands, the milder the weather will be
woolly bear moth
larva of moth of the family Arctiidae
woolly daisy
tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum
woolly hair
{i} firmly twisted hair having a woolen texture
woolly indris
nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail
woolly mammoth
A Pleistocene mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) once widespread in the cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere
woolly mammoth
very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere
woolly monkey
large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
woolly rhinoceros
extinct thick-haired species of arctic regions
woolly sunflower
any plant of the genus Eriophyllum
woolly thistle
thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves
Cleese's woolly lemur
A species of lemur from Madagascar, scientific name Avahi cleesei
Cleese's woolly lemurs
plural form of Cleese's woolly lemur
Woolies
Woolworths, a well-known chain of shops selling confectionery, stationery, etc

Of course, the kids loved it, even toddlers were heard to garble I'm a twisted firestarter while dragging their hapless mums into Woolies to bag a copy.

hemlock woolly adelgid
A common name for insects of the species Adelges tsugae

Another tree is being attacked by an alien insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid.

hemlock woolly adelgids
plural form of hemlock woolly adelgid
woolies
plural form of wooly
woolies
A type of chaps
wooly
Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helen's, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn)
wooly
Made of wool
woolliness
{n} a woolly state or quality
wild and woolly
(deyim) Uncouth or rough
wild and woolly
(deyim) Uncivilized, like an animal
balsam woolly aphid
a variety of adelgid
european woolly thistle
woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula
woolier
comparative of wooly
woolies
plural of wooly
wooliest
superlative of wooly
wooliness
{i} fleeciness, state of having a soft texture like that of wool
woollier
comparative of woolly
woollies
{i} piece of clothing made from wool (mainly underwear of knitted wool); sheep (Australian)
woolliest
superlative of woolly
woolliness
{i} fleeciness, quality of being woolly
woolliness
The quality or state of being woolly
woolliness
The state of being woolly
woolliness
{i} lanosity
wooly
having a fluffy character or appearance
wooly
covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"
wooly
Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic
wooly
Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool
wooly
{s} of wool, woolen; wool-like; unclear
wooly
covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs
wooly
Someone not born in Liverpool (especially from the towns of Wigan, St Helens, Widnes, Warrington and Runcorn)
wooly
confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
woolly

    Hyphenation

    wool·ly

    Turkish pronunciation

    wûli

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwo͝olē/ /ˈwʊliː/

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