fuzzy-headed
Americanadjective
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not given to clear thinking; foolish.
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giddy; light-headed.
Example Sentences
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Protein and grains, she explained, and no to wine, thanks—one glass will make her fuzzy-headed in the morning and Beth wants none of that, she’s having none of that, apparently.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
Within the span of one minute and 21 seconds we are reminded of where he comes from three times, his provenance presumably his greatest sin, New York the incubator of so many fuzzy-headed ideas.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2015
While these newfound “negative spaces” should be glorious releases, inspiring moments of freedom returned, instead I find the lack of purpose has left me unfocused and fuzzy-headed, bored.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2012
But the hard-headed part of me sees ideas like the "it from bit" as the kind of fuzzy-headed, narcissistic mysticism that science is supposed to help us overcome.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 7, 2011
She would find herself going cross-eyed and fuzzy-headed, whispering poetry or making up a story.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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