fuzzy

[ fuhz-ee ]
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adjective,fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est.
  1. of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.

  2. covered with fuzz: a plant with broad, fuzzy leaves.

  1. indistinct; blurred: A fuzzy photograph usually means you jiggled the camera.

  2. muddleheaded or incoherent: a fuzzy thinker; to become fuzzy after one drink.

Origin of fuzzy

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; fuzz1 + -y1

Other words for fuzzy

Other words from fuzzy

  • fuzz·i·ly, adverb
  • fuzz·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for fuzzy

fuzzy

/ (ˈfʌzɪ) /


adjectivefuzzier or fuzziest
  1. of, resembling, or covered with fuzz

  2. indistinct; unclear or distorted

  1. not clearly thought out or expressed

  2. (of the hair) tightly curled or very wavy

  3. maths of or relating to a form of set theory in which set membership depends on a likelihood function: fuzzy set; fuzzy logic

  4. (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

Derived forms of fuzzy

  • fuzzily, adverb
  • fuzziness, noun

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