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In some senses, fuzzy is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
Vague or imprecise.
My recollection of that event is fuzzy.
In particular, a very crisp quantifier such as “for all,” “there exists,” “at least 50 percent” tend to have less disperse weighting vectors while fuzzier quantifiers such as many tend to have a more disperse weighting vector.
Not clear; unfocused.
I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.
Warm and comforting; affectionate.
Cooper has a strong sense of Welsh place; she has also a strong sense of the responsibilities of belonging. To belong is not merely a nice, fuzzy feeling; rather it means that there are grave duties to perform and serious moral battles to be fought […].
It had been a long time since anyone had sent her a gift, […]. And it was a long time since anything she'd received from someone had made her feel that fuzzy inside.
Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
noun
A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
You've got a fuzzy on your coat.
Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
If you don't yet have a ferret, this book can help you decide whether a fuzzy is for you.
A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
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.
If you majored in the humanities or social sciences, you were a fuzzy, and if you majored in engineering or computer science, you were a techie.
A soldier with the rank of private.
A police officer.