fuzzyadj/ˈfʌzi/

• 1

  Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.

• 2

  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.
• 3

  Not clear; unfocused.

  • I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.
• 4

  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.
• 5

  computingcomputing-theoryengineeringEmploying or relating to fuzzy logic.

fuzzynoun/ˈfʌzi/

• 1

  A very small piece of plush material such as lint.

  • You've got a fuzzy on your coat.
• 2

  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.
• 3

  slangA 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.
• 4

  slanggovernmentmilitarypoliticsA soldier with the rank of private.

• 5

  slangA police officer.