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fuzz⋅y

[fuhz-ee]
–adjective, fuzz⋅i⋅er, fuzz⋅i⋅est.
1. of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.
2. covered with fuzz: a plant with broad, fuzzy leaves.
3. indistinct; blurred: A fuzzy photograph usually means you jiggled the camera.
4. muddleheaded or incoherent: a fuzzy thinker; to become fuzzy after one drink.

Origin:
1590–1600; fuzz 1 + -y 1


fuzz⋅i⋅ly, adverb
fuzz⋅i⋅ness, noun


3. hazy, vague, unclear, foggy.
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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 p- in Indo-European roots.]
fuzz'i·ly adv., fuzz'i·ness n.
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fuzz [fəz]

  1. n.
    and fuzz man; fuzzy (tail). the police; a jail keeper; a detective. : The fuzz is onto you. , Tell the fuzz man I was out of town when the job was pulled.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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fuzzed

and fuzzled; fuzzy
  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : You are too fuzzed all the time to hold the job. Pack!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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