foggy

American  

[fog-ee, faw-gee] / ˈfɒg i, ˈfɔ gi /

adjective

foggier, foggiest

1. thick with or having much fog; misty.

   a foggy valley;

   a foggy spring day.

2. covered or enveloped as if with fog.

   a foggy mirror.

3. (of thinking, ideas, etc.) dim or unclear as if obscured by fog; vague.

   I haven't the foggiest notion of where she went.

   Synonyms:

   muddleheaded, muddled, fuzzy, befuddled

4. bewildered; confused.

   Difficulties with memory, concentration, attention, and fatigue left me feeling foggy and muddled much of the time.

5. Photography. affected by fog.

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foggy British  

/ ˈfɒɡɪ /

adjective

1. thick with fog

2. obscure or confused

3. another word for fogged

4. no idea whatsoever

   I haven't the foggiest

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Other Word Forms

• foggily adverb
• fogginess noun
• unfoggy adjective

Etymology

Origin of foggy

First recorded in 1520–30; fog ² + -y ¹; original sense was “marshy, thick, murky”

Example Sentences

Whether Tuesday’s rebound marks the entrance to that path, or another meandering trail of foggy wartime reactions, remains to be seen.

From Barron's

To his delight, the foggy glass had done well to cover his eye hollow.

From Literature

Growing up on his family’s East Contra Costa County farm in the 1960s, Dennis Baldocchi thought the whole world was foggy until a friend took him on a hike that climbed above it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Barkin stated holding interest rates steady in March was prudent due to elevated uncertainty and a foggy outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal

A stroke had left him perpetually foggy, unable to recall many details about his life beyond the fact that he had been born in Cuba and had spent nearly 50 years in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cloudy
• fuzzy
• misty
• murky
• soupy
• vague