"woolly-headed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ [General-American], /ˈwʊliˌhɛdɪd/ [General-American], /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more woolly-headed [comparative], most woolly-headed [superlative], wooly-headed [alternative], wool-headed [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} woolly-headed (comparative more woolly-headed, superlative most woolly-headed)
  1. Synonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair. Synonyms: nappy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-woolly-headed-en-adj-PzcVAkJt Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 70 30
  2. (possibly offensive) Synonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted. Tags: offensive, possibly Synonyms: fuzzy-headed [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (vague or confused thinking): foolish & Thesaurus:stupid
    Sense id: en-woolly-headed-en-adj-bbXM3IkG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English ethnic slurs: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'vague or confused thinking': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: woolly-headedness

Alternative forms

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