wooly
Because it is a word with a single syllable, wooly is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofwooly
- A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
- A sheep not yet shorn.
- A piece of woolwork.
- Made of wool.
Example: "Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat."
- Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
Example: "There was nothing left in the fruit bowl but a brown banana and a couple of woolly pears."
- (of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on emotions rather than logic.
Example: "That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start."
- Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.
- Clothed in wool.
- A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.
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