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wool-headed

wool-headed is the alternative form of woolly-headed.

Meaning of woolly-headed

Adjective

woolly-headed (comparative more woolly-headed, superlative most woolly-headed)

  1. Synonym of nappy: having tightly curled and frizzy hair.
    • The Blacks in Guinea are Woolly-headed.1708 Feb 25, The British Apollo
    Synonyms:
    nappy
  2. (offensive, possibly) Synonym of fuzzy-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.

Forms of wool-headed

comparativemore wool-headed
superlativemost wool-headed

Questions about wool-headed

What is wool-headed the alternative form of?
Wool-headed is the alternative form of woolly-headed.

Words near wool-headed in the dictionary

  1. wool-dyed
  2. wool-fat
  3. wool-gather
  4. wool-gathering
  5. wool-gatherings
  6. wool-headed
  7. wool-hole
  8. wool-holes
  9. wool-pated
  10. woola
  11. Woolacombe

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