woolly A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈwʊli/ UK /ˈwʊli/ See IPA manual Freq #24291 Meanings 1 adj covered with wool or with dense, soft hair resembling wool The foetus develops a fine woolly covering before birth. 2 adj made of wool or of a soft material that resembles it She pulled on a woolly hat before walking into the snow. 3 adj figurative: vague, confused, or insufficiently thought through The proposal remained woolly because it gave no dates or measurable goals. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · covered with wool or with... fleecyshaggywool-covered 2 adj · made of wool or of a soft... woollenknitted 3 adj · figurative: vague,... vaguemuddledunclear ↔ Opposites hairlesssmoothclearprecise Word family Derived forms woollinesswoolly-headedwoolly-minded Related forms woolwoollenwoolyfleece Common collocations woolly mammoth Adjective + noun woolly monkey Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English wolly, formed from wool + -y. The figurative sense compares unclear thought or language to a mass of tangled, indistinct fibres. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # woolly **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈwʊli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwʊli/ **Frequency rank:** 24291 ## Meanings 1. covered with wool or with dense, soft hair resembling wool 2. made of wool or of a soft material that resembles it 3. figurative: vague, confused, or insufficiently thought through ## Examples - The foetus develops a fine woolly covering before birth. - She pulled on a woolly hat before walking into the snow. - The proposal remained woolly because it gave no dates or measurable goals. ## Synonyms - fleecy - shaggy - woollen - vague - muddled ## Antonyms - hairless - smooth - clear - precise ## Derived Forms - woolliness - woolly-headed - woolly-minded ## Related Forms - wool - woollen - wooly - fleece ## Etymology From Middle English wolly, formed from wool + -y. The figurative sense compares unclear thought or language to a mass of tangled, indistinct fibres. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown