fuzzy.

1. Covered with many fine, soft hairs or fibers.

2. Unclear in its visual edges or detail.

3. Vague or not clearly worked out in thought, memory, or explanation.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a fuzzy surface
• a fuzzy peach

On the page

A fuzzy coating covered the new shoots along the branch.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative fuzzier; superlative fuzziest. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.