woolly

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having a fluffy character or appearance
  2. adjective confused and vague; used especially of thinking
  3. adjective covered with dense often matted or curly hairs

Etymology

From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wullich (“woolly”), Dutch wollig (“woolly”), German wollig (“woolly”), Swedish ullig (“woolly”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

flocculent, wooly

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