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fuzz·y

(fŭz′ē)

adj. fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est

1. Covered with fuzz.

2. Of or resembling fuzz.

3. Not clear; indistinct: a fuzzy recollection of past events.

4. Not coherent; confused: a fuzzy plan of action.

[Perhaps from Low German fussig, spongy; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]

fuzz′i·ly adv.

fuzz′i·ness n.

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fuzzy

(ˈfʌzɪ)

adj, fuzzier or fuzziest

1. of, resembling, or covered with fuzz

2. indistinct; unclear or distorted

3. not clearly thought out or expressed

4. (of the hair) tightly curled or very wavy

5. (Mathematics) maths of or relating to a form of set theory in which set membership depends on a likelihood function: fuzzy set; fuzzy logic.

6. (Computer Science) (of a computer program or system) designed to operate according to the principles of fuzzy logic, so as to be able to deal with data which is imprecise or has uncertain boundaries

ˈfuzzily adv

ˈfuzziness n

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fuzz•y

(ˈfʌz i)

adj. fuzz•i•er, fuzz•i•est.

1. of the nature of or resembling fuzz.

2. covered with fuzz.

3. indistinct; blurred: a fuzzy photograph.

4. muddleheaded or incoherent: a fuzzy thinker.

[1590–1600]

fuzz′i•ly, adv.

fuzz′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	fuzzy - covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" fuzzed haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
	2.	fuzzy - indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" blurred, blurry, muzzy, bleary, foggy, hazy indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
	3.	fuzzy - confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance" incoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation"

fuzzy

adjective

1. Covered with hair:

fleecy, furry, hairy, hirsute, pilose, woolly.

2. Not clearly perceived or perceptible:

blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague.

Translations

أزْغَب، ذو زَغَبغامِض، مُبْهَم

chlupatýplstnatýrozmazaný

dunetuklar

flaumig undeutlich vage

θαμπός

epäselvänukkainensameasekavasumea

flou confus floconneux

bolyhoselmosódotthomályospontatlanszőrmók

òakinn fíngerîum hárum, loîinnóskÿr

arricciato confuso coperto di peluria sfocato

dunet

nejasenzabrisanzmeden

suddig

fluhavlınet olmayan

有绒毛的模糊的

fuzzy

[fʌzɪ]

A. ADJ (fuzzier (compar) (fuzziest (superl)))

1. [hair] → rizado; [material] → velloso

2. (= blurred) [photo, memory] → borroso; [ideas, thinking] → confuso

B. CPD fuzzy logic N (Comput) → lógica f difusa, lógica f borrosa

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fuzzy

[ˈfʌzi] adj

[photo] → flou(e)

[hair] → crépu(e)

[idea] → confus(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fuzzy

adj (+er)

(= furry) material, sweater → flauschig; (= frizzy) hair → kraus; fuzzy dice (US) → Plüschwürfel pl

(= unclear) sound, voice, writing → undeutlich; picture, idea, memory, distinction → verschwommen, unscharf; details → unklar; to go fuzzy (picture) → verschwimmen; my brain was fuzzy → ich konnte nicht klar denken; I’m a little fuzzy on what happened → ich weiß nicht so genau, was passiert ist; his head was still fuzzy from the drink → er war von dem Drink noch benebelt

fuzzy

fuzzy-headed

adj (inf: = not clear-thinking) → nicht (ganz) klar im Kopf; (from headache, drugs, drink) → benebelt

fuzzy logic

n (Comput) → Fuzzy Logic f

fuzzy-wuzzy

n (dated pej sl) → Krauskopf m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fuzz

(faz) noun

a mass of soft, light material such as fine light hair etc. The peaches were covered with fuzz.

ˈfuzzy adjective

1. covered with fuzz. fuzzy material.

2. indistinct; blurred; not clear. The television picture was fuzzy.

ˈfuzzily adverb

ˈfuzziness noun

fuzzy

1. a. nublado-a, que no es claramente visible;

2. velloso-a, cubierto de pelusa.

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