cutting vs woolly

cutting

adj
  • Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful. 

  • Of a beverage: half-sized. 

  • Piercing, sharp. 

  • That is used for cutting. 

noun
  • A section removed from a larger whole. 

  • The editing of film or other recordings. 

  • An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance. 

  • A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant. 

  • The action of the verb to cut. 

  • The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm. 

  • A newspaper clipping. 

  • An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through. 

  • The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material. 

woolly

adj
  • Based on emotions rather than logic. 

  • Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy. 

  • Made of wool. 

  • Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool. 

noun
  • A sheep not yet shorn. 

  • A sweater or similar garment made of wool. 

  • A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself. 

  • A piece of woolwork. 

How often have the words cutting and woolly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )