woolly
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having a fluffy character or appearance
Related & opposite
- flocculate derivation
- flocculate derivation
- soft similar to
Sense 2 adjective
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
muddleheaded ideas
Related & opposite
- confused similar to
Sense 3 adjective
covered with dense often matted or curly hairs
woolly lambs
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments
the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton
Related & opposite
- hairy similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flocculate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flocculate |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | soft |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | confused |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wool |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | hairy |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | hairy |