word
Woolly
WUU-lee
/ˈwʊliː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
woolly
Dictionary meaning
Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments.
Examples
- The woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton.
- Woolly lambs.
Synonyms: lanate
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