woolly-minded
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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They would seem to live in separate worlds — the successful, well-educated Gordons and this woolly-minded outcast — yet the story persistently warns against imagining that such segregation is sustainable, or desirable.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2019
Yes, the hermit may be slow and woolly-minded but he "gains in poetry what is lost in agility".
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2013
Into such a leadership vacuum, alas, woolly-minded observers inevitably crash.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2013
The only result that could possibly come from giving him a free entry into our homes would be to confuse the immature, some of the less informed or the woolly-minded.
From Time Magazine Archive
First, while good intentions might seem like an admirable thing to have, the phrase also conjures up an image of woolly-minded naivete.
From Time Magazine Archive
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