— woolliness , n.
/wool"ee/ , adj., woollier, woolliest , n. , pl. woollies .
adj.
1. consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
2. resembling wool in texture or appearance: woolly hair.
3. clothed or covered with wool or something resembling it: a woolly caterpillar.
4. Bot. covered with a pubescence of long, soft hairs resembling wool.
5. like the rough, vigorous atmosphere of the early West in America: wild and woolly.
6. fuzzy; unclear; disorganized: woolly thinking.
n.
7. Western U.S. a wool-bearing animal; sheep.
8. Usually, woollies . a knitted undergarment of wool or other fiber.
9. any woolen garment, as a sweater.
10. Dial. a dust ball.
Also, wooly .
[ 1580-90; WOOL + -Y 1 ]
Regional Variation. 10. See dust ball .