Definition of WOOLY

wooly

Plural: woolies

Adjective Satellite

  • having a fluffy character or appearance
  • confused and vague; used especially of thinking
  • covered with dense often matted or curly hairs

Adj

  • Alternative form of woolly.

Noun

  • A warm garment made of wool, often pluralized as 'woolies'.
  • Alternative form of woolly.

Adjective

  • Covered with or resembling wool; soft and often tangled.

Examples

  • He desperately wanted to play WOOLY, but couldn’t find an open spot on the board.
  • His WOOLY strategy was hard to decipher, making it difficult to block his moves.
  • Put on a wooly jumper and turn down the thermostat.
  • That's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.
  • wooly hair

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool + -y.

Synonyms

addled, befuddled, flocculent, muddled, muzzy, woolly, woolly-haired, woolly-headed, wooly-haired, wooly-minded

Scrabble Score: 11

wooly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wooly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wooly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

wooly: valid Words With Friends Word