"woolly-headed" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ [General-American], /ˈwʊliˌhɛdɪd/ [General-American], /ˌwʊliˈhɛdɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more woolly-headed [comparative], most woolly-headed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} woolly-headed (comparative more woolly-headed, superlative most woolly-headed)
  1. Synonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair. Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: nappy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-woolly-headed-en-adj-PzcVAkJt Disambiguation of Hair: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English ethnic slurs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English ethnic slurs: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
  2. (possibly offensive) Synonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted. Tags: offensive, possibly Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: fuzzy-headed [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (vague or confused thinking): foolish & Thesaurus:stupid
    Sense id: en-woolly-headed-en-adj-bbXM3IkG Disambiguation of Hair: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English ethnic slurs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English ethnic slurs: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'vague or confused thinking': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wooly-headed, wool-headed Derived forms: woolly-headedness

Alternative forms

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