woolly
adj.made of wool or looking like wool. It also describes ideas or thinking that are not clear or organized.
adj.consisting of or resembling wool; figuratively describes ideas, arguments, or thinking lacking in clarity or precision.
“She wore a thick, woolly jumper to stay warm.”
“The politician's speech was full of woolly promises that lacked any specific details about the budget.”
“While the initial proposal had merit, the subsequent implementation plan was criticized for being too woolly to provide actionable guidance for the engineering team.”
Often used figuratively to criticize a lack of intellectual rigour.
From Middle English wolly, equivalent to wool + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wullich (“woolly”), Dutch wollig (“woolly”), German wollig (“woolly”), Swedish ullig (“woolly”).
From woolly back.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.