fuzzy

[ fuhz-ee ]

/ ˈfʌz i /

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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.

Nearby words

fuzz, fuzz box, fuzz tone, fuzzball, fuzzbuster, fuzzy, fuzzy logic, fuzzy set, fuzzy-headed, fuzzy-wuzzy, fuzzy-wuzzy angel

Origin of fuzzy

First recorded in 1590–1600; fuzz¹ + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR fuzzy

3 hazy, vague, unclear, foggy.

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Related forms

fuzz·i·ly, adverbfuzz·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for fuzzy

How can a chilled, acidic, and bubbly liquid make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?
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Their products are chosen by online votes which brings home a kind of warm and fuzzy “we all did this!”
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Soft money—unlimited contributions to party committees made in support of fuzzy “issue advocacy” rather than campaigns—ruled.
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I have a fuzzy memory of fondness for the beach when I was young.
Why I Hate The Beach|P. J. O’Rourke|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That fuzzy voice which was so foreign three nights ago suddenly felt like a quilted hug.
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So Fuzzy Fox ran through the forest, but could not find the little boy's home.
Friendly Fairies|Johnny Gruelle
She wrapped her shawl about her stately head, smoothed back the fuzzy red-gold locks, and went out into the desolate winter night.
A Girl of the People|L. T. Meade
We do seem to have trouble keeping to Fuzzy and her life, don't we?
Insect Stories|Vernon L. Kellogg
Then he was clutching the Fuzzy and disarming him; the weapon was a quarter-pound ballpeen hammer.
Little Fuzzy|Henry Beam Piper
Their down was a thin, scanty, fuzzy covering, and the flight feathers were less than a half-inch in length.
Jungle Peace|William Beebe

British Dictionary definitions for fuzzy

fuzzy

/ (ˈfʌzɪ) /

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 functionfuzzy 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

Derived Forms

fuzzily, adverbfuzziness, noun

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fuzzy

adjective, fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est.

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fuzzy

adjective fuzzier or fuzziest

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