fuzzy.
Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
Meaning & usage
Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
Vague or imprecise.
My recollection of that event is fuzzy.
Not clear; unfocused.
I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.
Warm and comforting; affectionate.
Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).
A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
You've got a fuzzy on your coat.
Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
A soldier with the rank of private.
A police officer.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.