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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