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woollier |
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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