fuzzy

fuzzy
[[t]fʌ̱zi[/t]]
fuzzier, fuzziest
1) ADJ-GRADED Fuzzy hair sticks up in a soft, curly mass.

He had fuzzy black hair and bright black eyes.

Syn:
2) ADJ-GRADED If something is fuzzy, it has a covering that feels soft and like fur.

...fuzzy material.

3) ADJ-GRADED A fuzzy picture, image, or sound is unclear and hard to see or hear.

A couple of fuzzy pictures have been published.

...fuzzy bass lines.

Syn:
4) ADJ-GRADED If you or your thoughts are fuzzy, you are confused and cannot think clearly.

He had little patience for fuzzy ideas.

Ant:
5) ADJ-GRADED You describe something as fuzzy when it is vague and not clearly defined.

The border between science fact and science fiction gets a bit fuzzy.

Syn:
6) ADJ: ADJ n Fuzzy logic is a type of computer logic that is supposed to imitate the way that humans think, for example by adapting to changing circumstances rather than always following the same procedure.

...domestic appliances that also use fuzzy logic to mimic the way a person would do the job manually.

...research on fuzzy systems.


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