Word forms: comparative fuzzier, superlative fuzziest
1. adjective
Fuzzy hair sticks up in a soft, curly mass.
He had fuzzy black hair and bright black eyes.
2. adjective
If something is fuzzy, it has a covering that feels soft and like fur.
...fuzzy material.
3. adjective
A fuzzy picture, image, or sound is unclear and hard to see or hear.
A couple of fuzzy pictures have been published.
...fuzzy bass lines.
4. adjective
If you or your thoughts are fuzzy, you are confused and cannot think clearly.
He had little patience for fuzzy ideas.
5. adjective
You describe something as fuzzy when it is vague and not clearly defined.
The border between science fact and science fiction gets a bit fuzzy.
Synonyms: unclear, confused, blurred, vague More Synonyms of fuzzy
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Fuzzy logic is a type of computer logic that is supposed to imitate the way that humans think, for example by adapting to changing circumstances rather than always following the same procedure.
...appliances that use fuzzy logic to mimic the way a person would do the job manually.
...research on fuzzy systems.
More Synonyms of fuzzy
fuzzy in British English
(ˈfʌzɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: fuzzier or fuzziest
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. mathematics
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
Derived forms
fuzzily (ˈfuzzily)
adverb
fuzziness (ˈfuzziness)
noun
fuzzy in American English
(ˈfʌzi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈfuzzier or ˈfuzziest
1.
of, like, or covered with fuzz
2.
not clear, distinct, or precise; blurred
fuzzy thinking, a fuzzy sound
Derived forms
fuzzily (ˈfuzzily)
adverb
fuzziness (ˈfuzziness)
noun
Word origin
prob. < LowG fussig, fibrous, spongy, akin to Du voos, spongy < IE *pus- < base *pu-, to rot > foul
Examples of 'fuzzy' in a sentence
fuzzy
He had taken a knock to the head and, feeling a bit fuzzy, he was asked the score in the game at that point.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The impact of the first in this trilogy might be a little fuzzy now.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Their line has got a bit fuzzy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The dream got a bit fuzzy after that.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The image was fuzzy, but unmistakable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Lunchtime in Amsterdam and my head is feeling a little fuzzy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's all a bit fuzzy in the mind.
The Sun (2012)
He was tremendous at full power, a bit fuzzy when quieter.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Concerned that it's all a bit soft and fuzzy?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet in person he is immeasurably softer and slimmer, with square glasses and fuzzy facial hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He had really wiry, fuzzy hair and would prune it like he did with his beard.
The Sun (2012)
That wool tends to get a little fuzzy over time, but it just adds to the charm.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A clear mind would be more use than one fuzzy with exhaustion.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There was no red carpet for the actor, who sported a fuzzy grey jumper rather than a tuxedo.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I was just surrounded by a soft, fuzzy glow.
The Sun (2008)
The guy had fuzzy, woolly hair, a bit like a sheep.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Footage captured at night was not bad, though, if a little fuzzy compared with the best on test.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You could race around looking at cathedrals and museums, but you're probably feeling a bit warm and fuzzy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Six years ago, that would have been me, and my exit from the plane would have been a little fuzzy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I was digging guitars and fuzzy bass, and learnt more and more on each visit to my dad's.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
fuzzy
British English: fuzzy ADJECTIVE
Fuzzy hair sticks up in a soft, curly mass.
He had fuzzy black hair and bright black eyes.
American English: fuzzy
Brazilian Portuguese: frisado
Chinese: 绒卷的 >头发
European Spanish: muy rizado
French: crépu
German: kraus
Italian: crespo
Japanese: 柔らかくて縮れた
Korean: 곱슬곱슬한
European Portuguese: frisado
Latin American Spanish: con motas
All related terms of 'fuzzy'
fuzzy dice
two oversized dice covered with fake fur and hung in a car as a decoration
fuzzy logic
a branch of logic designed to allow degrees of imprecision in reasoning and knowledge , typified by terms such as 'very', ' quite possibly', and ' unlikely ', to be represented in such a way that the information can be processed by computer
fuzzy-wuzzy
a Black native of any of various countries, esp one with curled hair
fuzzy-wuzzies
a Black native of any of various countries, esp one with curled hair
fuzzy-wuzzy angel
any native of Papua New Guinea who assisted as a stretcher-bearer in World War II