WOOLLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

woolly

adjective

ˈwu̇-lē

variants also wooly

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as in shaggy

made of or resembling hair the dog's woolly coat will require a lot of grooming

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as in hairy

covered with or as if with hair still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it

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Recent Examples on the Web There was also a range of smaller and larger species, including a woolly rhinoceros, flying squirrels, and porcupines. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024 Their work revealed that Denisovans could hunt, butcher and process a range of different large and small animals, including woolly rhinos, blue sheep, wild yaks, marmots and birds. —

Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 July 2024 Wrangel Island had no predators—including humans—and no other grazing animals, which gave the woolly mammoths carte blanche to munch and reproduce freely. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024 Wear patterns from subfossils also indicate that the woolly rhino likely used its front horn to expose herbaceous vegetation in shallow snow. —

Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for woolly

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