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# fuzzy

«fuzzy» in Mova's school dictionary: **covered with soft, short hair or fibres, like a peach or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (fuzzy, fuzzier, fuzziest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fuzzy means covered with soft, short hair or fibres, like a peach or a teddy bear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#m1)

2) Fuzzy means not clear or sharp, blurry: a fuzzy picture, fuzzy sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#m2)

3) Fuzzy can mean confused or unclear in your thinking: my memory is fuzzy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#m3)

4) «Warm and fuzzy» means a pleasant, cosy feeling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science: describing textures (fuzzy, smooth, rough) when sorting materials; fuzzy caterpillars — some have hairs that sting or itch, so do not touch them; mould on old bread looks fuzzy. In everyday life: a fuzzy TV picture or radio signal, fuzzy slippers, fuzzy hair. In stories, it gives a feeling of softness or of not seeing clearly. Phrases: fuzzy picture, warm and fuzzy, fuzzy around the edges, fuzzy logic.

### examples

- Peaches have fuzzy skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#x1)
- The baby ducklings were small and fuzzy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#x2)
- The TV picture went fuzzy during the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#x3)
- My memory of the trip is a bit fuzzy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#x4)
- Don't touch fuzzy caterpillars — some can sting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#x5)
- The old bread had fuzzy green mould. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#x6)
- Hugging my puppy gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/#x7)

### note

Adjective: fuzzier, fuzziest. From «fuzz» (soft hair or fluff). Similar: fluffy (soft and light), blurry (not clear). Mouldy food that looks fuzzy should be thrown away, not just scraped.

### In the corpora

- [Fuzzy proof is not proof — but you can enjoy a story without needing to decide it is true.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/434-the-friend-with-a-ps6/9/)
- [Watch for invented prices and fuzzy words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/445-the-older-kids-trade/17/)
- [Saying a deal back out loud, exactly, stops tricks with fuzzy words.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/445-the-older-kids-trade/36/)
- [Real borders in 1337 were often fuzzy zones, and it was only after the 1600s and 1700s that states drew exact border lines.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/40-the-game-map-and-the-real-map-what-eu5-simplifies/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fuzzy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuzzy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.