fuzzy

  • 11fuzzy — fuzz|y [ˈfʌzi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from Low German fussig loose ] 1.) if a sound or picture is fuzzy, it is unclear →↑blurred ▪ Some of the photos were so fuzzy it was hard to tell who was who. 2.) unclear or confused ≠ ↑clear ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12fuzzy — adjective 1 unclear or confused and lacking details : fuzzy account/description etc: She gave a rather fuzzy account of what had happened. 2 if a sound or picture is fuzzy, it is unclear: Some of the photos were so fuzzy it was hard to tell who… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13fuzzy — UK [ˈfʌzɪ] / US adjective Word forms fuzzy : adjective fuzzy comparative fuzzier superlative fuzziest 1) a fuzzy picture or image is not clear so that you cannot see all its details 2) covered with short soft hairs or fibres like hair a fuzzy… …

    English dictionary

  • 14fuzzy — adjective (fuzzier; est) Etymology: perhaps from Low German fussig loose, spongy Date: 1713 1. marked by or giving a suggestion of fuzz < a fuzzy covering of felt > 2. lacking in clarity or definition < moving the camera causes fuzzy photos > 3.&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15fuzzy — adjective a) Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals. Mentioned in the popular nursery rhyme Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear. My recollection of that event is fuzzy. b) Vague or imprecise. I finally&#8230; …

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  • 16fuzzy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, go ▪ The screen suddenly went fuzzy …

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  • 17fuzzy — fuzz|y [ fʌzi ] adjective 1. ) a fuzzy picture or image is not clear so that you cannot see all its details 2. ) covered with short soft hairs or fibers like hair: a fuzzy animal/chin/apricot 3. ) difficult to understand or not explained clearly&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18fuzzy — adjective 1) her fuzzy hair Syn: frizzy, fluffy, woolly; downy, soft 2) a fuzzy picture Syn: blurry, blurred, indistinct, unclear, bleary, misty, distorted …

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  • 19fuzzy — adjective 1) her fuzzy hair Syn: frizzy, fluffy, woolly, downy 2) a fuzzy picture Syn: blurred, indistinct, unclear, out of focus, misty 3) a fuzzy concept …

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  • 20fuzzy — fuzz•y [[t]ˈfʌz i[/t]] adj. fuzz•i•er, fuzz•i•est 1) of the nature of or resembling fuzz 2) covered with fuzz 3) indistinct; blurred: a fuzzy photograph[/ex] 4) muddleheaded or incoherent: a fuzzy thinker[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600 fuzz′i•ly,&#8230; …

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