An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. Of the nature of or resembling → fuzz.
   

2. Covered with fuzz.
   

3. Indistinct; → blurred (Dictionary.com).
   See also: → fuzzy image, → fuzzy logic, → fuzzy set.

Etymology (EN): From → fuzz + -y adj. suffix, from O.E. -ig, cognate with L. -icus, → -ic.

Etymology (PE): Porzvâr “resembling fuzz,” from porz, → fuzz,

• -var, a suffix of possession, similarity, and aptitude (e.g., omidvâr, sezâvâr, sugvâr, šâhvâr, gušvâr), → -oid.