Antonyms of adj wooly

3 senses of wooly

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")

Similarity of adj wooly

3 senses of wooly

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")

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