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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Woolly \Wool"ly\, a.
     1. Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly
        fleece.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Resembling wool; of the nature of wool. ``My fleece of
        woolly hair.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Clothed with wool. ``Woolly breeders.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Bot.) Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling
        wool.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Woolly bear (Zo["o]l.), the hairy larva of several species
        of bombycid moths. The most common species in the United
        States are the salt-marsh caterpillar (see under Salt),
        the black and red woolly bear, or larva of the Isabella
        moth (see Illust., under Isabella Moth), and the yellow
        woolly bear, or larva of the American ermine moth
        ({Spilosoma Virginica).
  
     Woolly butt (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Eucalyptus
        longifolia), so named because of its fibrous bark.
  
     Woolly louse (Zo["o]l.), a plant louse ({Schizoneura
        lanigera syn Erisoma lanigera) which is often very
        injurious to the apple tree. It is covered with a dense
        coat of white filaments somewhat resembling fine wool or
        cotton. In exists in two forms, one of which infests the
        roots, the other the branches. See Illust. under Blight.
        
  
     Woolly macaco (Zo["o]l.), the mongoose lemur.
  
     Woolly maki (Zo["o]l.), a long-tailed lemur ({Indris
        laniger) native of Madagascar, having fur somewhat like
        wool; -- called also avahi, and woolly lemur.
  
     Woolly monkey (Zo["o]l.), any South American monkey of the
        genus Lagothrix, as the caparro.
  
     Woolly rhinoceros (Paleon.), an extinct rhinoceros
        ({Rhinoceros tichorhinus) which inhabited the arctic
        regions, and was covered with a dense coat of woolly hair.
        It has been found frozen in the ice of Siberia, with the
        flesh and hair well preserved.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Woolly \Wool"ly\, a.
     1. Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly
        fleece.
  
     2. Resembling wool; of the nature of wool. ``My fleece of
        woolly hair.'' --Shak.
  
     3. Clothed with wool. ``Woolly breeders.'' --Shak.
  
     4. (Bot.) Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling
        wool.
  
     Woolly bear (Zo["o]l.), the hairy larva of several species
        of bombycid moths. The most common species in the United
        States are the salt-marsh caterpillar (see under Salt),
        the black and red woolly bear, or larva of the Isabella
        moth (see Illust., under Isabella Moth), and the yellow
        woolly bear, or larva of the American ermine moth
        ({Spilosoma Virginica).
  
     Woolly butt (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Eucalyptus
        longifolia), so named because of its fibrous bark.
  
     Woolly louse (Zo["o]l.), a plant louse ({Schizoneura, or
        Erisoma, lanigera) which is often very injurious to the
        apple tree. It is covered with a dense coat of white
        filaments somewhat resembling fine wool or cotton. In
        exists in two forms, one of which infests the roots, the
        other the branches. See Illust. under Blight.
  
     Woolly macaco (Zo["o]l.), the mongoose lemur.
  
     Woolly maki (Zo["o]l.), a long-tailed lemur ({Indris
        laniger) native of Madagascar, having fur somewhat like
        wool; -- called also avahi, and woolly lemur.
  
     Woolly monkey (Zo["o]l.), any South American monkey of the
        genus Lagothrix, as the caparro.
  
     Woolly rhinoceros (Paleon.), an extinct rhinoceros
        ({Rhinoceros tichorhinus) which inhabited the arctic
        regions, and was covered with a dense coat of woolly hair.
        It has been found frozen in the ice of Siberia, with the
        flesh and hair well preserved.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  woolly
     a.
     1 Made of wool.
     2 Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
     3 (lb en figuratively of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on
  emotions rather than logic.
     4 (lb en figuratively) unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Clothed in wool.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
     n.
     (lb en Liverpool slang pejorative) A woolly back; someone from the
  area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  woolly
     a.
     1 Made of wool.
     2 Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
     3 (lb en figuratively of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on
  emotions rather than logic.
     4 (lb en figuratively) unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Clothed in wool.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
     n.
     (lb en Liverpool slang pejorative) A woolly back; someone from the
  area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  woolly
     a.
     1 Made of wool.
     2 Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
     3 (lb en figuratively of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on
  emotions rather than logic.
     4 (lb en figuratively) unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Clothed in wool.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
     n.
     (lb en Liverpool slang pejorative) A woolly back; someone from the
  area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  woolly
     a.
     1 Made of wool.
     2 Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
     3 (lb en figuratively of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on
  emotions rather than logic.
     4 (lb en figuratively) unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Clothed in wool.
     n.
     (lb en informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
     n.
     (lb en Liverpool slang pejorative) A woolly back; someone from the
  area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  woolly
     Englanti a.
     1 villa-, villainen
     2 villava, villamainen, pörröinen
     3 sekava, epämääräinen
     4 käheä (ääni)
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys arkikieltä k=en) villapaita

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  woolly
     Engelska a.
     1 ullig
     2 (tagg bildligt språk=en) luddig, oklar, oskarp

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Woolly /wˈʊli/
  ثوب صوفيّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  woolly //ˈwʊli// 
  1. вълнен
  made of wool
  2. неясен, объркан
  unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  woolly /wˈʊli/ 
  vlněný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  woolly /wˈʊli/
  verschwommen, unscharf, unklar, vage, schwammig  [übtr.]
        "This statement appears a bit woolly."  - Diese Aussage erscheint etwas schwammig.
     Synonym: wooly
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  woolly /wˈʊli/
   [Br.] wollen, Woll…  [textil.]
     Synonyms: woollen, woolen
  
   see: woolen dress
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  woolly /wˈʊli/
   [Br.] wollig 
     Synonym: wooly
  
   see: woollier, woolliest
  

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  woolly /wˈʊli/ 
  1. ऊनी
        "Spread a woolly blanket on the bed."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  woolly /wˈʊli/
  dlakav, toplo rublje, čupav (tkanina)

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  woolly /wˈʊli/
  1. gyapjú alsóruha
  2. gyapjas
  3. ködös
  4. elmosódó

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  woolly, wooly /ˈwʊlɪ/
  I.   1.  wełniany
   2.  mglisty
  II.    wełniana rzecz

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  woolly //ˈwʊli// 
  ullig
  having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwʊɫi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "woolly":
     bristly, bushy, cirrose, downy, feathery, fleecy, flocculent,
     flossy, fluffy, furry, fuzzy, hairy, hirsute, hispid, lanate,
     matted, pilose, pubescent, shagged, shaggy, unshorn, whiskered
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 羊毛制的,似羊毛的,蓬乱的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 羊毛制的,模糊的,似羊毛的,蓬乱的

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