WOOLLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

woolly

adjective

ˈwu̇-lē

variants also wooly

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as in shaggy

made of or resembling hair the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming

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as in hairy

covered with or as if with hair still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it

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Recent Examples on the Web The beginning of sheep in the West dates to the 1500s, when Spanish explorers first brought the woolly mammals to the Colorado Plateau. —

Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 For instance, sticking a fragrant woolly bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum) next to a rose might feel like a pretty choice, but the rose needs far more water than the woolly bluecurls, which tolerates almost no summer water once it’s established. —

Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024 However, roughly 10,000 years ago the woolly rhinoceros vanished. —

Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024 There was also a range of smaller and larger species, including a woolly rhinoceros, flying squirrels, and porcupines. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for woolly

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