adjective
fuzzy
FUH-zee
adjective
1
Covered with a soft layer of short fibres or hair.
"The kitten had soft, fuzzy fur."
"She wore fuzzy slippers around the house."
2
Not clear or sharply defined; vague.
"My memory of that night is a bit fuzzy."
"The photo came out fuzzy because the camera moved."
How to Use Fuzzy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither physically soft and downy, or mentally/visually unclear and hard to pin down.
Common pairings
fuzzy logic
fuzzy memory
fuzzy picture
warm and fuzzy
Word Forms
fuzzier comparative, fuzzies plural, fuzziest superlative
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Etymology
Likely from fuzz + -y, though some sources argue fuzz actually came from fuzzy instead.