woolly

Words with a similar base: woolly, woolly-haired, woolly-headed

'woolly'

[flocculent.s.01] as in: having a fluffy character or appearance

'woolly'

[addled.s.02] as in: confused and vague; used especially of thinking

Examples:
muddleheaded ideas
your addled little brain
woolly thinking
woolly-headed ideas

'woolly'

[wooly.s.03] as in: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs

Examples:
woolly lambs

'woolly'

[lanate.s.01] as in: covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

Examples:
the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton

Origins

					woolly (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── wool (English)
    └── wolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── wull (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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