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
So which is he, asks Mr Chollet: a woolly-headed liberal idealist or an unsentimental realist?
From Economist
I understand that there will be times when you wake up woolly-headed on Dec. 26 and suddenly remember you have a one-way ticket to Dar es Salaam, leaving at 10 a.m. from Dulles.
From Washington Post
Yet again we lurch towards the woolly-headed daftness of economic sanctions.
From The Guardian
The actual story of Twelfth Night is presented as an example of the excesses of woolly-headed liberalism.
From The Guardian
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