woolly meaning and definition

WOOLLY adjective

Definition of woolly (adjective)

1. having a fluffy character or appearance
   • synonyms: flocculent, wooly
2. confused and vague; used especially of thinking
   • "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
   • synonyms: addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded
3. covered with dense often matted or curly hairs
   • "woolly lambs"
   • synonyms: wooly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired
4. covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments
   • "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"
   • synonyms: lanate