fuzzy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective covering with fine light hairs
  2. adjective indistinct or hazy in outline
  3. adjective confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out

Etymology

Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

fuzzed

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