Fuzzy

/ˈfʌzi/ · adjective

Meaning

Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals..

Definitions by Sense

1. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
2. Vague or imprecise.
3. Not clear; unfocused.
4. Warm and comforting; affectionate.
5. (computing theory) Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
6. (often in the plural) A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
7. Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
8. (slang) A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.

Example Sentences

My recollection of that event is fuzzy.

In particular, a very crisp quantifier such as “for all,” “there exists,” “at least 50 percent” tend to have less disperse weighting vectors while fuzzier quantifiers such as many tend to have a more disperse weighting vector.

Trying to help a high school senior get into his dream school, Laurie Kopp Weingarten called the college to emphasize that the boy should be able to lay claim to the latest, and fuzziest, of all admissions hooks: being a first-generation student.

I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.

Cooper has a strong sense of Welsh place; she has also a strong sense of the responsibilities of belonging. To belong is not merely a nice, fuzzy feeling; rather it means that there are grave duties to perform and serious moral battles to be fought […].

It had been a long time since anyone had sent her a gift, […]. And it was a long time since anything she'd received from someone had made her feel that fuzzy inside.

You've got a fuzzy on your coat.

If you don't yet have a ferret, this book can help you decide whether a fuzzy is for you.

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Word Forms

• fuzzier
• fuzziest
• fuzzies

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