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woolly pated

woolly pated is the alternative form of woolly-pated.

Meaning of woolly-pated

Adjective

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

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of woolly-headed.
    • But when he saw who they were he stopped short, and the black scowl on his face changed to wonder and delight. 'Nob, you woolly-pated ninny!' he cried. 'Can't you give old friends their names? You shouldn't go scaring me like that, with times as they are. Well, well! And where have you come from? I...1955, Tolkien. J.R.R., “Chapter 7, Homeward Bound”, in The Return of the King
    Synonyms:
    woolly-headed

Forms of woolly pated

comparativemore woolly pated
superlativemost woolly pated

Questions about woolly pated

What is woolly pated the alternative form of?
Woolly pated is the alternative form of woolly-pated.

Words near woolly pated in the dictionary

  1. woolly nightshade
  2. woolly nightshades
  3. woolly opossum
  4. woolly opossums
  5. woolly pate
  6. woolly pated
  7. woolly poison
  8. woolly rhino
  9. woolly rhinoceros
  10. woolly rhinos
  11. woolly woofter

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