I. wool ‧ ly 1 BrE AmE British English , wooly American English /ˈwʊli/ adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ wool , ↑ woolly ; adjective : WOOLLEN/WOOLEN , WOOLLY/WOOLY ]
1 . made of or feeling like wool:
a woolly hat
2 . not showing clear thinking SYN vague :
He gave a rather woolly argument.
—woolliness noun [uncountable]
II. wool ‧ ly 2 BrE AmE noun ( plural woollies ) [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ wool , ↑ woolly ; adjective : WOOLLEN/WOOLEN , WOOLLY/WOOLY ]
British English informal a ↑ sweater or similar piece of ↑ knit ted clothing:
You’ll need your winter woollies!