I. adjective
also wooly ˈwu̇-lē
( wool·li·er ; -est )
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : resembling wool
b. : of, relating to, or bearing wool
2.
a. : lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline
a woolly TV picture
b. : marked by mental confusion
woolly thinking
3. : marked by boisterous roughness or lack of order or restraint
where the West is still woolly — Paul Schubert
— used especially in the phrase wild and woolly
• wool·li·ly -lə-lē adverb
• wool·li·ness noun
II. noun
also wooly or wool·ie ˈwu̇-lē
( plural wool·lies also wool·ies )
Date: circa 1865
1. : a garment made from wool ; especially : underclothing of knitted wool — usually used in plural
2. West & Australian : sheep