Definition von „woolly“ auf Englisch

adjective

1. Made of wool.

   • Put on a woolly jumper and turn down the thermostat.

2. Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.

   • woolly hair
   • There was nothing left in the fruit bowl but a brown banana and a couple of woolly pears.

3. (figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.

   • That's the sort of woolly thinking that causes wars to start.

4. (obsolete) Clothed in wool.

5. (slang, archaic) Cross; irritable.

noun

1. (informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.

2. (US, slang) A sheep not yet shorn.

3. A piece of woolwork.

noun

1. (Liverpool slang, derogatory) A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.