WOOLY
What does "WOOLY" mean?
Resembling or covered in wool; soft, fuzzy, or fluffy in texture (a variant spelling of woolly).
Meanings
- Made of, covered with, or resembling wool; soft and fuzzy. A wooly little lamb pushed its nose through the gate.
- Vague, confused, or lacking in clear definition. His argument was wooly, all warm feeling and no firm point. figurative
Did you know?
- WOOLY is a spelling rebel: most dictionaries treat 'woolly' with a double L as standard, while the one-L 'wooly' survives mainly as an American shortcut.
Word origin
From 'wool', from Old English 'wull' (the soft fleece of sheep), plus the suffix '-y'; 'wooly' is the simplified American variant of the older 'woolly'.
Remember it
WOO + L + Y: a sheep goes 'woo' over its single L of fuzz.
A little poem
Fog over the field-
the same soft, shapeless cover
on sheep and on thought.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why is a vague idea like a sheep? Both are wooly - one in the field, one in the head.
What it teaches
Comfort and confusion share a texture: what feels cozy can also keep you from seeing clearly.
Quick facts
What does WOOLY mean?
Resembling or covered in wool; soft, fuzzy, or fluffy in texture (a variant spelling of woolly).
Is WOOLY a valid word?
Yes — WOOLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WOOLY?
WOOLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does WOOLY come from?
From 'wool', from Old English 'wull' (the soft fleece of sheep), plus the suffix '-y'; 'wooly' is the simplified American variant of the older 'woolly'.
What can WOOLY teach us?
Comfort and confusion share a texture: what feels cozy can also keep you from seeing clearly.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.