"woolish" meaning in English

See woolish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more woolish [comparative], most woolish [superlative]
Etymology: wool + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wool|ish}} wool + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} woolish (comparative more woolish, superlative most woolish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of wool. Synonyms: woollike, wooly, woolly, woollish
    Sense id: en-woolish-en-adj-6m~p~nKe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

Alternative forms

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