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woolly |
Grep of noun woolly balsam woolly aphid european woolly thistle woolly adelgid woolly alder aphid woolly aphid woolly apple aphid woolly bear woolly bear caterpillar woolly bear moth woolly daisy woolly indris woolly mammoth woolly manzanita woolly monkey woolly mullein woolly plant louse woolly rhinoceros woolly sunflower woolly thistle Overview of adj woolly The adj woolly has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) flocculent, woolly, wooly -- (having a fluffy character or appearance) 2. (1) addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded -- (confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas") 3. wooly, woolly -- (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs") 4. lanate, woolly -- (covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton") Antonyms of adj woolly 4 senses of woolly Sense 1 flocculent, woolly, wooly INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> hard Sense 2 addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded INDIRECT (VIA confused) -> clearheaded, clear-thinking Sense 3 wooly, woolly INDIRECT (VIA hairy) -> hairless Sense 4 lanate, woolly INDIRECT (VIA hairy) -> hairless Similarity of adj woolly 4 senses of woolly Sense 1 flocculent, woolly, wooly => soft (vs. hard) Sense 2 addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded => confused (vs. clearheaded) Sense 3 wooly, woolly => hairy (vs. hairless), hirsute Sense 4 lanate, woolly => hairy (vs. hairless), hirsute Attributes of adj woolly Familiarity of adj woolly woolly used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj woolly woolly woolly-headed Overview of adj woolly The adj woolly has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) flocculent, woolly, wooly -- (having a fluffy character or appearance) 2. (1) addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded -- (confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas") 3. wooly, woolly -- (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs") 4. lanate, woolly -- (covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton")
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