cotton-wooly in English

Forms: more cotton-wooly [comparative], most cotton-wooly [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From cotton wool + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cotton wool|y}} cotton wool + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} cotton-wooly (comparative more cotton-wooly, superlative most cotton-wooly)

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"cotton-wooly" meaning in English

Adjective