An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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fuzzy
  پرزوار  
porzvâr
Fr.: flou, crépu  

  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.