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woollypated

woollypated 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 woollypated

comparativemore woollypated
superlativemost woollypated

Questions about woollypated

What is woollypated the alternative form of?
Woollypated is the alternative form of woolly-pated.

Words near woollypated in the dictionary

  1. woollybutts
  2. woollyish
  3. woollyneck
  4. woollynecks
  5. woollypate
  6. woollypated
  7. woollystar
  8. woollystars
  9. woolman
  10. Woolmans
  11. woolmen

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