fuzzy

[fuhz-ee]

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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.

Origin of fuzzy

First recorded in 1590–1600; fuzz¹ + -y¹

Related formsfuzz·i·ly, adverbfuzz·i·ness, noun

Synonyms for fuzzy

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3. hazy, vague, unclear, foggy.

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Related Words for fuzzy

hairy, furry, dim, unclear, misty, murky, faint, hazy, distorted, foggy, obscure, vague, blurred, downy, frizzy, woolly, flossy, linty, pilate

Examples from the Web for fuzzy

Contemporary Examples of fuzzy

Some of the video was crystal clear, but in other footage the figures were just fuzzy shadows in black and white.
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Michael Daly
December 31, 2014
How can a chilled, acidic, and bubbly liquid make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?
Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong
Kayleigh Kulp
December 20, 2014
Their products are chosen by online votes which brings home a kind of warm and fuzzy “we all did this!”
One of a Kind Gifts Are Only a Neighbor Away
Lawrence Ferber
December 8, 2014
Soft money—unlimited contributions to party committees made in support of fuzzy “issue advocacy” rather than campaigns—ruled.
Time is Money: How to Fix Outrageous Political Spending
Jim Arkedis
November 3, 2014
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

Historical Examples of fuzzy

She regarded the fuzzy yellow thing with a curious expression.
Galusha the Magnificent
Joseph C. Lincoln
Perhaps the tape was fuzzy or it may have been fogged in transit by radiation.
Mezzerow Loves Company
Floyd L. Wallace
Most of it is turgid, lumpy, fuzzy in texture, squalid in intellect.
Pipefuls
Christopher Morley
At times, so fuzzy do I get from so much reading, that I am glad for any diversion.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
Jack London
His vision was fuzzy, but there was no mistaking the image before him.
The Memory of Mars
Raymond F. Jones

British Dictionary definitions for fuzzy

fuzzy

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 Formsfuzzily, adverbfuzziness, noun

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Word Origin and History for fuzzy

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.