different between curly vs fuzzy

English

Etymology

From curl +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??li/
• Rhymes: -??(?)li

Adjective

curly (comparative curlier, superlative curliest)

1. Having curls.
2. (typography) Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)
3. Complicated and difficult; knotty.

Derived terms

• curliness
• curlily
• curly brace
• curly apostrophe
• curly bracket
• curly cuh
• curly kale
• curly quote
• curly top
• curlyhead
• uncurly

Translations

Noun

curly (plural curlies)

1. a person or animal with curly hair.

Translations

See also

• short and curlies

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz +? -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?zi/

• Rhymes: -?zi

Adjective

fuzzy (comparative fuzzier, superlative fuzziest)

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.

3. Not clear; unfocused.

   I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.

4. (computing theory) Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.

Synonyms

• (covered with fuzz):
• (vague or imprecise): ambiguous, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:vague
• (not clear): blurry, ill-defined; see also Thesaurus:indistinct

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

fuzzy (plural fuzzies)

1. (often in the plural) A very small piece of plush material.

   You've got a fuzzy on your coat.

2. Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
3. (slang) A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
4. (slang, military) A soldier with the rank of private.

Derived terms

• warm fuzzy

References

• fuzzy, adj. Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• fuzzy. Frederick C. Mish (Editor in Chief), Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Merriam-Webster, 1994. ?OCLC