Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: woolly
IPA transcription: [w'ʊli]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: flocculent, woolly, wooly
    Meaning: having a fluffy character or appearance
  • Synonyms: addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded
    Meaning: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
Usage examples
  • Injudicious washing and bad drying are productive of running sore eyes, more especially visible in white poodles, where the hair is long and woolly, retaining the moisture.
  • When the boy had looked the room over and seen all the faces, Scollops helped him to wash his hands and face, to comb his hair and to brush his clothes, and when this task was finished, the woolly doll said:
  • But first they examined their game critically, poking their fingers about him, pinching him in various parts of the body, stroking his broad nose and ample lips with evident admiration, and trying to pull out the curls on his woolly head.