fuzzy

fuzz·y  (fz)

adj. fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est

1. Covered with fuzz.

2. Of or resembling fuzz.

3. Not clear; indistinct: a fuzzy recollection of past events.

4. Not coherent; confused: a fuzzy plan of action.

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[Perhaps from Low German fussig, spongy; see p- in Indo-European roots.]

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fuzzi·ly adv.

fuzzi·ness n.

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fuzzy [ˈfʌzɪ]

adj fuzzier, 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) Maths of or relating to a form of set theory in which set membership depends on a likelihood function fuzzy set fuzzy logic

6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (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

fuzzily  adv

fuzziness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fuzzy - covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" fuzzed haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
	2.	fuzzy - indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" blurred, blurry, muzzy, bleary, foggy, hazy indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
	3.	fuzzy - confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance" incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"

Translations

fuzzy [fʌzɪ]

A. ADJ (fuzzier (compar) (fuzziest (superl)))

1. [hair] → rizado; [material] → velloso

2. (= blurred) [photo, memory] → borroso; [ideas, thinking] → confuso

B. CPD fuzzy logic N (Comput) → lógica f difusa, lógica f borrosa

fuzzy [ˈfʌzi] adj

[photo] → flou(e)

[hair] → crépu(e)

[idea] → confus(e)

fuzzy

adj (+er)

(= furry) material, sweater → flauschig; (= frizzy) hair → kraus; fuzzy dice (US) → Plüschwürfel pl

(= unclear) sound, voice, writing → undeutlich; picture, idea, memory, distinction → verschwommen, unscharf; details → unklar; to go fuzzy (picture) → verschwimmen; my brain was fuzzy → ich konnte nicht klar denken; I’m a little fuzzy on what happened → ich weiß nicht so genau, was passiert ist; his head was still fuzzy from the drink → er war von dem Drink noch benebelt

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fuzzy:

fuzzy-headed

adj (inf: = not clear-thinking) → nicht (ganz) klar im Kopf; (from headache, drugs, drink) → benebelt

fuzzy logic

n (Comput) → Fuzzy Logic f

fuzzy-wuzzy

n (dated pej sl) → Krauskopf m (inf)