fuzzy

[fuhz-ee]

adjective

fuzzier, fuzziest 

1. of the nature of or resembling fuzz.

   a soft, fuzzy material.

2. covered with fuzz.

   a plant with broad, fuzzy leaves.

3. indistinct; blurred.

   A fuzzy photograph usually means you jiggled the camera.

   Synonyms: foggy, unclear, vague, hazy

4. muddleheaded or incoherent.

   a fuzzy thinker; to become fuzzy after one drink.

fuzzy

/ ˈfʌzɪ /

adjective

1. of, resembling, or covered with fuzz

2. indistinct; unclear or distorted

3. not clearly thought out or expressed

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

5. maths of or relating to a form of set theory in which set membership depends on a likelihood function

   fuzzy set

   fuzzy logic

6. (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

Other Word Forms

• fuzzily adverb
• fuzziness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fuzzy¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; fuzz ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

And key context and developments from earlier seasons may be even fuzzier in our memories, like Eleven trying to recall what happened in the rainbow room.

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Instead, she sits up from her basement’s fuzzy rug and kicks her legs out from the river of ice cream sandwich wrappers.

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He had a fuzzy memory of the phone ringing, and now she was sitting on the corner of his bed with her hand on his foot.

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It is black and white and fluffy and fuzzy, and it walks upright, unassisted—which is odd for a teddy bear of any species or size.

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“It’s not like a cute little fuzzy pig or anything, but it’s like a cute little fuzzy tempeh slab,” said Crain.

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Related Words

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• dim 
• distorted 
• faint 
• foggy 
• hazy 
• misty 
• murky 
• obscure 
• unclear 
• vague