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Woosy vs Wooly - What's the difference?

woosy | wooly |

As adjectives the difference between woosy and wooly

is that woosy is (dialectal) oozy; wet while wooly is (us).

As a noun wooly is

(us).

woosy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (dialectal) oozy; wet
    • (Drayton)
    (Webster 1913)

    wooly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (US)
    • Put on a wooly jumper and turn down the thermostat.
    wooly hair
    That's the sort of wooly thinking that causes wars to start.

    Noun

    (woolies)
  • (US)