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Definition of "woolliness" [wool•li•ness]

  • The state of being woolly (noun)

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Use "woolliness" in a sentence
  • "The fur or pelage is remarkable for its extreme woolliness, the hairy piles being few and sparely scattered amongst the woolliness, which is most abundant; the head as far as the ears, the ears, and the limbs are clad in close ordinary hair; the belly is thinly covered with longer hairs; but all the rest of the animal is clothed in a thick sheep-like coat, which is most abundant on the neck above and below."
  • "No such woolliness is feasible for Capello and when England were in possession it was Gerrard's task to get close to the attack while Lampard exercised discipline and stayed nearer the centre-halves."
  • "Which is all well and good: but the context, as Cameron made very clear, is going to be one of great difficulty, in which glibness, rigid ideology and woolliness alike will have no place."