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Webster 1913 Edition


Fuzzy

Fuzz′y

,
Adj.
[See
Fuzz
,
Noun.
]
1.
Not firmly woven; that ravels.
[Written also
fozy
.]
[Prov. Eng.]
2.
Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz;
as, the
fuzzy
skin of a peach
.

Definition 2024


fuzzy

fuzzy

English

Adjective

fuzzy (comparative fuzzier, superlative fuzziest)

  1. Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals
  2. Vague or imprecise.
    My recollection of that event is fuzzy.
  3. Not clear; unfocused.
    I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.

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Noun

fuzzy (plural fuzzies)

  1. A very small piece of plush material; an individual flake of fuzzies.
    You've got a fuzzy on your coat.
  2. Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
    • 2000, Kim Schilling, Ferrets for Dummies, New York: Wiley, ISBN 0764552597, page 1:
      If you don't yet have a ferret, this book can help you decide whether a fuzzy is for you.
  3. (slang) A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
    • 2010, Donald Barr, Questioning the Premedical Paradigm: Enhancing Diversity in the Medical Profession a Century after the Flexner Report, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801894166, page 2:
      A "fuzzy" on the other hand is a "people person," — someone who prefers studying the humanities or social sciences, someone who sees the world in broad contextual terms.

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