fuzzy
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 →
2) Fuzzy means not clear or sharp, blurry: a fuzzy picture, fuzzy sound. tree →
3) Fuzzy can mean confused or unclear in your thinking: my memory is fuzzy. tree →
4) «Warm and fuzzy» means a pleasant, cosy feeling. tree →
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 →
- The baby ducklings were small and fuzzy. tree →
- The TV picture went fuzzy during the storm. tree →
- My memory of the trip is a bit fuzzy. tree →
- Don't touch fuzzy caterpillars — some can sting. tree →
- The old bread had fuzzy green mould. tree →
- Hugging my puppy gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. tree →
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.
- Watch for invented prices and fuzzy words.
- Saying a deal back out loud, exactly, stops tricks with fuzzy words.
- Real borders in 1337 were often fuzzy zones, and it was only after the 1600s and 1700s that states drew exact border lines.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fuzzy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.