Woolly

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŠli

Alternative forms

• wooly chiefly used in the US, but less common than woolly even there

From wool + -y.

Full definition of woolly

Adjective

1. Made of wool.Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.
2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.woolly hair
3. (figuratively) Of thinking, principles, etc, based on emotion rather than logic.That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.
4. (figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
5. (obsolete) Clothed in wool.
• Shakespearewoolly breeders

Related terms

• woolly-minded British and US, wooly-minded US
• woolly-headed, wooly-headed

Noun

1. (informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool

From woolyback.

Noun

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