Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A woolly character or quality; the state of being woolly in fact or appearance; pubescence; flocculence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being woolly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
woolly
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Examples
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The fur or pelage is remarkable for its extreme woolliness, the hairy piles being few and sparely scattered amongst the woolliness, which is most abundant; the head as far as the ears, the ears, and the limbs are clad in close ordinary hair; the belly is thinly covered with longer hairs; but all the rest of the animal is clothed in a thick sheep-like coat, which is most abundant on the neck above and below.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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No such woolliness is feasible for Capello and when England were in possession it was Gerrard's task to get close to the attack while Lampard exercised discipline and stayed nearer the centre-halves.
Steven Gerrard pays back the confidence of Fabio Capello Kevin McCarra at Royal Bafokeng Stadium 2010
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Which is all well and good: but the context, as Cameron made very clear, is going to be one of great difficulty, in which glibness, rigid ideology and woolliness alike will have no place.
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In addition they enjoy increased mental focus as ‘woolliness’ and ‘brain fog’ disappear.
Archive 2008-08-01 Thatsnews 2008
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In addition they enjoy increased mental focus as ‘woolliness’ and ‘brain fog’ disappear.
FRUIT’n’VEG LIQUIDS BOOST Energy, Relaxation and Healthy Joints Thatsnews 2008
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Which is all well and good: but the context, as Cameron made very clear, is going to be one of great difficulty, in which glibness, rigid ideology and woolliness alike will have no place.
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The hair is either straight or curly, but never approaching to the woolliness of the negro.
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As it is, a white sheet — or more properly speaking, considering its soft, stuffy woolliness, a white blanket — is stretched across the landscape to the south-west, where the sea would show.
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In fact, I was so impressed because only a few years ago, I had heard Stephen Hawking saying that "anything spiritual was a progressive decline in woolliness" -- quote, unquote, and now he's talking ...
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Weeks later, in Mexico, I commented to a Cuban friend my surprise at the Comandante's woolliness.
Fidel in the Evening Guillermoprieto, Alma 1998
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