# wooly-headed

**Pronunciation:** WOOLY-HEADED

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Wooly-headed means alternative form of woolly. [Made of wool.].

## Examples

- The writer described the response as wooly-headed.
- A wooly-headed tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became wooly-headed after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- wooly-headed + noun — Use wooly-headed before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a wooly-headed reaction.
- become wooly-headed — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became wooly-headed near the end.

## Collocations

- wooly-headed behavior — The teacher calmly handled the wooly-headed behavior.
- wooly-headed tone — The email had an wooly-headed tone.

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