woolly-headed
Americanadjective
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having hair of a woolly texture or appearance.
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marked by fuzzy thinking; muddleheaded; dim-witted.
Other Word Forms
- woolly-headedness noun
Etymology
Origin of woolly-headed
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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And at Yale Repertory Theater you can see the premiere of “Imogen Says Nothing,” by Aditi Brennan Kapil, an ambitious but rather woolly-headed play featuring, among other oddities, a troupe of talking bears.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2017
Despite the beauty of the law’s language, the Wilderness Act wasn’t conceived by woolly-headed nature fantasists.
From Slate • Aug. 29, 2014
Charles enjoys metaphysical speculation and would fit nicely into an Iris Murdoch novel as a member of her slightly woolly-headed intelligentsia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week was in many a U. S. college the week of midyear examinations and woolly-headed students were glad to get any kind of last-minute cramming advice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, he was “a 36-year-old unshaven woolly-headed Guardsman in wrinkled flight suit and scuffed boots” facing “a cadre of handsome, young Marine officers—the President’s elite fliers: close-cropped, fresh-shaved, immaculate in tailored flight suits, spit-shined boots.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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