Fuzzy - English meaning

adjective

(of the eyes) looking or feeling dull and unfocused from sleep or tiredness.

Usage examples:

Boris opened a bleary eye

adjective

(of eyes) tired, red, or watery

Usage examples:

After studying all night, his eyes were bleary.

adjective

If you have bleary eyes, your eyes are red or have tears in them and you cannot see clearly, because you are tired or have just woken up

Usage examples:

To be bleary-eyed

adjective

Unable to see or be seen clearly.

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Blurred vision

verb

Make or become unclear or less distinct.

Usage examples:

Tears blurred her vision

adjective

Difficult to see

Usage examples:

The photograph was very blurred., the picture on the tv went all blurry., do you agree that male an…

adjective

Not clearly or distinctly visible or audible.

Usage examples:

Video projectors provided extremely blurry images

adjective

Difficult to see clearly; making it difficult for someone to see things clearly

Usage examples:

Using a tripod will help steady your camera and prevent blurry photos., she noticed that her vision…

adjective

Difficult to remember clearly

Usage examples:

Now it's all just a blurry memory., that's when things got blurry. was it saturday or sunday when w…

adjective

Pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted.

Usage examples:

Then he took a few steps in her direction, his face distorted with rage.

verb

Pull or twist out of shape.

Usage examples:

A grimace distorted her mouth

adjective

Pulled into or appearing as a strange or unnatural shape

Usage examples:

His face was distorted in agony., everything looks distorted through the glass., this report gives …

adjective

Covered with fine, soft hair or feathers.

Usage examples:

The baby's downy cheek

adjective

Filled with feathers

Usage examples:

A downy nest, a tiny baby's downy head

adjective

Covered with soft thin hair

Usage examples:

A tiny baby's downy head

adjective

Formed of a mass of small, tight curls.

Usage examples:

Frizzy red hair

adjective

(of hair) having small, tight curls and not being smooth or shiny

Usage examples:

[ t ] the rain frizzes my hair., she had a huge frizz of red hair.

adjective

(of hair) very curly and not smooth or shiny

Usage examples:

My hair goes all frizzy if it gets rained on.

adjective

Covered by a haze.

Usage examples:

It was a beautiful day but quite hazy

adjective

Hazy air or weather is not clear, especially because of heat

Usage examples:

Hazy sunshine, the hazy days of summer

adjective

Not remembering things clearly

Usage examples:

Hazy memories of childhood

adjective

Not clearly explained, described, or shown

Usage examples:

When your project's goals are ill-defined, it can be impossible to plan the necessary steps to achi…

adjective

Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

Usage examples:

The witness could give only vague and imprecise descriptions

adjective

Not accurate or exact

Usage examples:

As all the data have not yet been collected, the figures are still imprecise.

adjective

Lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time.

Usage examples:

They may face indefinite detention

adjective

Not exact or not clear; without clear limits

Usage examples:

It was a wonderful opportunity, but it meant leaving family and friends for an indefinite period, p…

adjective

Not exact, not clear, or without clear limits

Usage examples:

Indefinite period the project has been postponed for an indefinite period., indefinite number many …

adjective

Not clear or sharply defined.

Usage examples:

His speech was slurred and indistinct

adjective

Not clear

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An indistinct shape/sound/recollection

adjective

Not quite accurate or correct.

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An inexact description

adjective

Not known in detail or not completely accurate

Usage examples:

Economics is an inexact science.

adjective

Not exact or not known in detail

Usage examples:

Estimates of the numbers involved remain inexact.

adjective

Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

Usage examples:

A loose tooth

noun

Loose play.

Usage examples:

He was in powerful form in the loose

verb

Set free; release.

Usage examples:

The hounds have been loosed

adjective

Full of, covered with, or accompanied by mist.

Usage examples:

The evening was cold and misty

adjective

Slightly wet

Usage examples:

His eyes grew misty as he remembered her.

adjective

(of a textile) having a nap, usually of a specified kind.

Usage examples:

A long-napped paint roller

adjective

(of food) served in a sauce or other liquid.

Usage examples:

Mushrooms napped with melted butter

verb

Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day.

Usage examples:

She took to napping on the beach in the afternoons

adjective

In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.

Usage examples:

A giant nebulous glow

adjective

(esp. of ideas) unclear and lacking form; vague

Usage examples:

A nebulous concept

phrase

Used to say that a photograph or video is clear/not clear

Usage examples:

Make sure the image is in focus., that's how you know the object is in focus., that green light tel…

adjective

Having a smooth, glossy surface or finish like that of satin.

Usage examples:

The walls glow with a satiny sheen

adjective

Smooth and soft

adjective

Made of silk.

Usage examples:

A silken ribbon

adjective

Soft, smooth, and shiny like silk

Usage examples:

The princess in the fairy tale had long silken hair., the actor delivered his speech in a silken vo…

adjective

Of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous.

Usage examples:

The fur felt silky and soft

adjective

Made of silk, or soft and smooth like silk

Usage examples:

A silky nightgown, silky fabrics

adjective

Easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.

Usage examples:

Soft margarine

adverb

(of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).

adjective

Not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed

Usage examples:

The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden., the bab…

adjective

Not easy to see, hear, or understand.

Usage examples:

The motive for this killing is unclear

adjective

Not obvious or easy to see or know

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] it’s unclear what actually happened that night., i’m unclear about a couple of …

adjective

(of a person's eyes or gaze) not focusing on a particular person or thing.

Usage examples:

Her eyes became unfocused with deep thought

verb

Make or become blurred or unable to see clearly.

Usage examples:

I found it helpful to slightly unfocus my eyes

adjective

Not seeing clearly

Usage examples:

Bowman looked up at her, his gaze slightly unfocused., the portrait looks more like an unfocused sn…

adjective

Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.

Usage examples:

Many patients suffer vague symptoms

adjective

Not clearly stated, described, or explained, or not clearly seen or felt

Usage examples:

She had a vague feeling that something had gone terribly wrong., i have only a vague memory of the …

adjective

Having a smooth, soft appearance, feel, or taste.

Usage examples:

Robes of velvety black

adjective

Soft, like velvet

Usage examples:

She patted the dog’s velvety ears.

adjective

Made of wool.

Usage examples:

A red woolly hat

noun

A garment made of wool, especially a pullover.

Usage examples:

Bargain hunters snapped up everything from winter woollies to suits and evening wear.

adjective

Made of wool, or made of something that looks like wool

Usage examples:

A woolly hat/jumper, it's the woolly thinking behind the book that i find so infuriating., i can't …