Skip to main content
fuzzily

fuzzily

1 5.4
In a way that is unclear or blurry
  • adverb
  • /ˈfʌzɪli/
translation icon : borrosamente
  • As they talked, the background noise blended fuzzily with their conversation, making it hard to hear.

And so you know, And so if that answers it a little less fuzzily, I don't know.

Examples

  • He remembered the details of the dream fuzzily, struggling to piece together what had happened.

  • The camera showed them somewhat fuzzily a scene that was anything but a pretty sight.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • She can see out, fuzzily, but almost no one can see in, though all eyes are on her.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I remember being not at all concerned by this, more like fuzzily amused or curious.

    Blog text (4)
  • You can see the baby's abdomen, fuzzily, at about seconds 24 and 28.

    Blog text (17)
  • To further the sense of the ungraspability of space, these shots are frequently also handheld, fuzzily focused, and rapidly edited.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The lights of the restaurants and the docked boats of this little bayside town glowed fuzzily.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The image on the screen appeared fuzzily, making it hard to identify the subjects.

Synonyms

vaguely
vsfuzzily
115 3.9

Not clearly or with few details

leans toward visual or sharpness issues rather than mere vagueness
indistinctly
vsfuzzily
23 6.3

Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly

focuses more on not being sharply defined rather than general vagueness
imprecisely
vsfuzzily
1 5.4

In a not exact or clear way that can cause mistakes

relates more to unclear visual or sharp boundaries than numerical inaccuracy
blurrily
vsfuzzily
1 5.6

In a way that is not clear or easy to see

is about a general lack of sharp definition rather than only visual blur
unclearly
vsfuzzily
1 4.4

Not clear or hard to understand

stresses lack of sharp definition and blurred boundaries rather than general confusion
nebulously
vsfuzzily
1 8.8

In an unclear way that makes meaning hard to understand

is more about a fuzzy lack of sharp definition across senses
sketchily
vsfuzzily
1 7.1

In a rough, incomplete way that lacks detail

is about blurred or not sharply defined form rather than incomplete content
blurredly
vsfuzzily
7.5

In a way that is unclear and hard to see or understand

is broader, covering unclear quality beyond just smeared appearance
foggily
vsfuzzily
5.6

In a way that is not clear and hard to remember

is similar but refers to unclear qualities beyond the foggy image
mistily
vsfuzzily
7.5

In a way that is unclear and gives no details

is not limited to this moist or film-like obscuring effect
gauzily
vsfuzzily
8.4

In a vague way without clear detail

is about not being sharply defined rather than being merely light or thin
mushily
vsfuzzily
8.2

In a vague and unclear way

focuses more on fuzzy lack of sharpness than general confusion
muzzily
vsfuzzily
9.5

In a muffled or unclear way that makes sounds hard to understand

is broader and covers unclear quality in sight as well as sound

Antonyms

881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

22 1.5

In a clear, strong way that is easy to notice

How Clear

clearly
881 1.0
vaguely
115 3.9
fuzzily
1 5.4
murkily
1 7.5

Surface Forms

fuzzily positive

Morphology

fuzzily = fuzzy (transparent) = fuzz + y + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'fuzzy'; the sense 'unclear, blurry' is a common adjective meaning and yields the adverbial meaning transparently.

Etymology

Fuzzily comes from fuzz ('soft hairs') and the adjective fuzzy, which gives the image of soft, unclear edges, so fuzzily means 'in a way that is not clear or sharp'.