fuzzy
Americanadjective
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fuzzier,
comparative
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fuzziest
superlative
adjective
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of, resembling, or covered with fuzz
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indistinct; unclear or distorted
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not clearly thought out or expressed
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(of the hair) tightly curled or very wavy
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maths of or relating to a form of set theory in which set membership depends on a likelihood function
fuzzy set
fuzzy logic
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(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
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Origin of fuzzy
Explanation
Fuzzy things are soft, downy, or furry. Few people can resist the charms of a tiny, fuzzy kitten. Your dad's bearded face is fuzzy, and your favorite mohair sweater is also fuzzy. You can also use this adjective to mean "blurry" or "clouded," the way a badly lit scene in a movie might look fuzzy, with vague shapes moving in the dark. The inside of your head can feel fuzzy too, when you're groggy or dizzy: "I remember getting hit in the head by the soccer ball, but after that everything's fuzzy."
Vocabulary lists containing fuzzy
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It’s also a little fuzzy what drove the post.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
OpenAI’s Dots agents, which also launched last month, let users pick from fuzzy characters like Todd the frog, digital pets or custom-designed avatars.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Another supporter described him as being a "big fuzzy boy".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Wagner typically checks these results by searching for small, fuzzy halos around bright points only a pixel wide.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
From my cubby I pull out my sweater, the thick fuzzy brown one I made last month.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The New York Times heralded Mullin’s “warmer and fuzzier tone” during his confirmation hearing as a “sign that the administration wants to project a more moderated approach.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
It all gets a bit fuzzier when parties are pressed for details on how this could be achieved and sustained.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Without cloud sales to add to its income statement, Meta’s return-on-investment story is much fuzzier than the others.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Is it sort of like a mimeograph, where the more you copy it, the fuzzier the image gets?
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2025
All around him the world was getting cooler, fuzzier.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
The line between the mayor’s office and the wealthy was probably the fuzziest under Michael Bloomberg, himself a billionaire who ran his own influential charity, and helped steer philanthropic dollars to transform the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Ohora says the overall goal is that “everyone can learn but in the funnest and fuzziest way possible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
The model for fuzzy dark matter produced the least detailed, fuzziest dark matter structures.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2023
Columbia was “bumbly, a chunky older sister forever dropping crumpled tissues from her sleeves”; Challenger “the fuzziest, friendliest of the orbiters”; Endeavour “a quirky cousin from another country.”
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2015
He held up a twig on which squirmed the biggest, fuzziest caterpillar I’d ever seen, a good two inches long.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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