woolly-minded

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adjective

showing a vague or muddled way of thinking

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Words nearby woolly-minded

woolly bear, woollybutt, woolly-headed, woolly mammoth, woolly manzanita, woolly-minded, woolly monkey, woolly worm, woolman, woolpack, woolsack

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How to use woolly-minded in a sentence

The world is changing, and men really could use a movement—just not the misogynistic, conspiracy-minded one they have now.
Men Need A Better Men’s Rights Movement|Nancy Kaffer|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But all fair-minded Americans should get behind this push for real equality and protections in the lives of all Americans.
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We can always use people who are community-minded [like him].
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There were likewise people who could have mobilized actors, students, reform-minded Communists and even trade unionists.
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“Small groups of like-minded Turkers [can] come together and start taking productive action,” Bernstein said.
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They will reach you by the hands of Mr. Mackenzie, a worldly-minded Scotch merchant, but honest as to earthly things.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
You may imagine the effect this missive produced upon the proud, high-minded doctor of divinity.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
He was an outlaw, hunted and despised, depending for his life on the caprice of a fickle-minded woman.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
I have drawn him gray and woolly, and you can see that he is very proud because he has a wreath of flowers in his hair.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
High-minded and possessing a keen sense of honor himself, he had an instinctive aversion to anything mean or low in others.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow