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fuzzy

fuzzy

111 3.7
Not clear or sharp like a blurred picture
  • adjective
  • /ˈfʌzi/
translation icon : difuso
  • Everything was kind of fuzzy.
  • fuzzy thinking
  • fuzzy images
  • fuzzy halo

That was a very blurry, very fuzzy vision.

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Examples

  • It's too fuzzy to see.

  • Her recollection of the event was fuzzy, making it hard to understand what really happened.

  • I am a bit fuzzy on that.

  • So sorry if I'm a little fuzzy on the details.

  • Maybe my memory's a bit fuzzy, but... I don't seem to remember giving you permission to talk.

  • There was a vague picture forming in her mind, the details fuzzy, but the outline unpleasantly clear.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • What's in the background is very, very fuzzy and gets fuzzier and fuzzier.

  • Behind Hevak was a shadowy presence, a fuzzy image of a pale face with red hair.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I'm a little fuzzy.

  • Your geography is fuzzy.

Synonyms

blurry
vsfuzzy
70 3.6

Looks unclear, so you cannot see details

is more general, also used for confused thoughts or information
hazy
vsfuzzy
49 3.9

Not clear because of mist or when you cannot remember it well

is broader and applies to unclear things beyond mist or memory
cloudy
vsfuzzy
12 3.5

A thought that is not clear or detailed

is more visual or sensory and not only about ideas or situations
bleary
vsfuzzy
9 6.8

Your eyes look blurred and tired because you did not sleep

is the general adjective for unclear or confused perception in many contexts
foggy
vsfuzzy
3 1.4

Not clear or easy to remember

is more general and also applies to unclear ideas or information
blurred
vsfuzzy
2 3.4

Not clear to see or understand, like a photo

is broader, also applying to confused ideas and unclear information
bit blurry
vsfuzzy
1 4.6

Slightly unclear and hard to see or remember

covers stronger or more confused unclear cases beyond slight vagueness
muzzy
vsfuzzy
8.9

Something that looks blurred and hard to see

is the general term for unclear or confused images and ideas

Antonyms

1.0

Easy to understand and not confusing

55 1.3

Easily seen or heard with clear detail

Idioms

The worst part of a situation that someone gets

Compounds

4 3.5

A pleasant feeling inside when something kind happens

fuzzy math
  • Literature
1 8.2

A way of using unclear or wrong numbers to make results look better

fuzzy logic
  • Specialized
7.0

A system that lets statements be partly true instead of only true or false

5.9

A short pleasant feeling that makes you feel warm and happy

How Clear

clear
1.0
fuzzy
111 3.7
unclear
207 3.9
incoherent
22 7.2

Surface Forms

fuzzy positive
fuzzier comparative
fuzziest superlative

Morphology

fuzzy = fuzz (semi-transparent) = fuzz + y

Formed regularly from 'fuzz' + '-y', but the abstract sense 'not clear' is a metaphorical extension and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Fuzzy comes from the small soft bits called fuzz, which means 'soft hair' or 'fluff' that can hide detail. So when something is fuzzy today, it looks unclear or not sharp.