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Definition of fuzzy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fuzzy

adjective
 
/ˈfʌzi/
 
/ˈfʌzi/
(comparative fuzzier, superlative fuzziest)
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  1. covered with short soft fine hair or fur
    • She stroked the baby's fuzzy head.
    synonym downy
  2. (of hair) in a mass of tight curlsTopics Appearancec2
  3. not clear in shape or sound synonym blurred
    • a fuzzy image
    • The soundtrack is fuzzy in places.
    • These photographs have come out fuzzy.
    Extra Examples
    • The screen suddenly went fuzzy.
    • The truck's headlights were all fuzzy and ghostlike.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  4. confused and not expressed clearly
    • fuzzy ideas/thinking
    • a somewhat fuzzy definition of ‘in the national interest’
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
See fuzzy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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