woolly-minded
English
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editwoolly-minded (comparative more woolly-minded, superlative most woolly-minded)
- (possibly offensive) Alternative form of woolly-headed: characterized by vague or confused thinking, dull-witted.
- 2000, John C. Culver, John Hyde, American Dreamer: The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace[1], W. W. Norton & Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 336:
- The British wanted to throttle him. The very idea of a woolly-minded American standing on Asian soil denouncing imperialism inspired rage at the British Foreign Office. To the astonishment of the British, he did it not once but twice. At a banquet speech in Chungking, Wallace said, "In Asia there are political and racial entities now in a state of colonial dependency, whose aspirations to self-government should receive prompt and positive attention after victory." A joint communique issued by Wallace and Chiang Kai-shek expressed the same sentiment.