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See more synonyms for fuzzy on Thesaurus.com adjective, fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est. of the nature of or resembling fuzz : a soft, fuzzy material. covered with fuzz : a plant with broad, fuzzy leaves. indistinct; blurred: A fuzzy photograph usually means you jiggled the camera. muddleheaded or incoherent: a fuzzy thinker; to become fuzzy after one drink. Show More
Origin of fuzzy First recorded in
1590–1600; fuzz1 +
-y1 Related forms fuzz·i·ly , adverb fuzz·i·ness , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for fuzziness Contemporary Examples of fuzziness The fuzziness was from the beer we drank after building bonfires in the dunes in the middle of the night.
The fuzziness comes when Obama tries to explain how exactly the Republicans created this mess.
It is this fuzziness that allows the Obama administration to try to have it both ways.
Historical Examples of fuzziness Abruptly, both he and his wife were aware of a fuzziness in their thoughts and senses.
Note the fuzziness of the body and the "dust" which covers the wings.
She disliked the blurred outlines of fatness and fuzziness and fluffiness.
I have tired myself out with reading, and the fuzziness of my unsleeping brain makes for melancholy.
He had gone back to his former state of fuzziness , and looked more like Rip van Winkle than ever.
British Dictionary definitions for fuzziness adjective fuzzier or fuzziest of, resembling, or covered with fuzz indistinct; unclear or distorted not clearly thought out or expressed (of the hair) tightly curled or very wavy maths of or relating to a form of set theory in which set membership depends on a likelihood function fuzzy set ; fuzzy logic (of a computer program or system) designed to operate according to the principles of fuzzy logic, so as to be able to deal with data which is imprecise or has uncertain boundaries Show More
Derived Forms fuzzily , adverb fuzziness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for fuzziness adj. 1610s, "soft, spongy," from fuzz + -y (2). Cf. Low German fussig "weak, loose, spongy," Dutch voos "spongy." From 1713 as "covered with fuzz;" 1778 as "blurred;" and 1937 as "imprecise," with reference to thought, etc. Related: Fuzzily ; fuzziness .
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