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Meaning of Woolly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈwʊli

Definitions

A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
informal
A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.
derogatory
A sheep not yet shorn.
US, slang
A piece of woolwork.

Equivalents

العربية ثوب صوفيّ

Български неясен

Bosanski lose loše

Català llanós

Cymraeg gwlanog

Deutsch blumig lose schwammig unkonkret unscharf vage verklärt verschwommen wolkig Woll- wollartig wollen wollig zottig

Ελληνικά Μάλλινος

Español lanoso

Français laineux

Gaeilge olanda olla

Hrvatski loše lose

Magyar gyapjú

Italiano lanoso

Македонски влакнест волнен нејасен рунтав

Nederlands wollig

Polski wełniany

Português lanoso

Română lânos

Русский шерстяной

Српски loše lose

Svenska ullig

Türkçe yünlü

Examples

“`I've got a rotten cold and I'm not taking my woollies off until it's better.'”

“Being an innocent Australian abroad in a European winter, I had taken with me every winter woolly I could borrow or squeeze out of friends and associates.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Woolly | Babel Free

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