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Antonyms of adj woolly

4 senses of woolly

Sense 1
flocculent, woolly, wooly -- (having a fluffy character or appearance)

INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> hard -- (resisting weight or pressure)

Sense 2
addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded -- (confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas")

INDIRECT (VIA confused) -> clearheaded, clear-thinking -- (not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently)

Sense 3
wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired -- (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs")

INDIRECT (VIA hairy) -> hairless -- (having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail")

Sense 4
lanate, woolly -- (covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton")

INDIRECT (VIA hairy) -> hairless -- (having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail")

Similarity of adj woolly

4 senses of woolly

Sense 1
flocculent, woolly, wooly -- (having a fluffy character or appearance)
       => soft (vs. hard) -- (yielding readily to pressure or weight)

Sense 2
addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded -- (confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas")
       => confused (vs. clearheaded) -- (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused")

Sense 3
wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired -- (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs")
       => hairy (vs. hairless), haired, hirsute -- (having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar")

Sense 4
lanate, woolly -- (covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton")
       => hairy (vs. hairless), haired, hirsute -- (having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of adj woolly 4 senses of woolly Sense 1 flocculent, woolly, wooly -- (having a fluffy character or appearance) INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> hard -- (resisting weight or pressure) Sense 2 addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded -- (confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas") INDIRECT (VIA confused) -> clearheaded, clear-thinking -- (not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently) Sense 3 wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired -- (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs") INDIRECT (VIA hairy) -> hairless -- (having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail") Sense 4 lanate, woolly -- (covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton") INDIRECT (VIA hairy) -> hairless -- (having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail") Similarity of adj woolly 4 senses of woolly Sense 1 flocculent, woolly, wooly -- (having a fluffy character or appearance) => soft (vs. hard) -- (yielding readily to pressure or weight) Sense 2 addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded -- (confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas") => confused (vs. clearheaded) -- (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused") Sense 3 wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired -- (covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs") => hairy (vs. hairless), haired, hirsute -- (having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar") Sense 4 lanate, woolly -- (covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton") => hairy (vs. hairless), haired, hirsute -- (having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar")
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