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Meanings of woolly in inglés
Confused and vague; used especially of thinking.
Related terms
Covered with dense often matted or curly hairs.
Synonyms
Examples for "flocculent"
Examples for "flocculent"
1
We gave schools flocculent-disinfectant powder and hypochlorite solution for water treatment.
2
It was a strip of flocculent, sheepy-looking, little cloudlets that suggested curliness and innocence.
3
A flocculent residue will often remain after the decomposition of the fused mass is effected.
4
The precipitate is a very pale green colour, flocculent at first, but crystalline after washing.
5
First.-Theactive agent, hydrated ferrous oxide, is prepared within the sewage itself as a flocculent precipitate.
Usage of woolly in inglés
1
Tens of thousands of years ago, woolly mammoths roamed the northern hemisphere.
2
The woolly-haired African race includes the negroes and the very primitive bushmen.
3
There were in the cave a number of stout and woolly rams.
4
Unlike many prehistoric rhinos, woolly rhinos would be quite recognisable to us.
5
My mind feels quite woolly, and the walls of the room shimmer.
6
The Black Man, whose woolly head is filled with ideas of rising.
7
Then he undid the package slowly and drew forth a woolly sheep.
8
A woolly caterpillar was the last test that I stood for him.
9
He was of the woolly tribe which is made to be fleeced.
10
The Wadreagans and Wurgelans are of a dark bronze, with woolly hair.
11
This here wrinkled outfit is some too woolly for the big town.
12
He was twenty, and though not dark in colour, has woolly hair.
13
So he fell sound asleep, and dreamed about the woolly white lamb.
14
Regina softly patted the woolly head, and her eyes glistened with delight.
15
The days were getting cold and the lamb's woolly coat was thick.
16
A different tactic had to be devised to hunt the woolly pachyderms.
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Woolly across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common