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fuzzy

Pronunciation: /ˈfʌzi/

The English word “fuzzy” has 10 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
  2. Vague or imprecise.
  3. Not clear; unfocused.
  4. Warm and comforting; affectionate.
  5. Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.

noun

  1. A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
  2. Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
  3. A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
  4. A soldier with the rank of private.
  5. A police officer.

Etymology

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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