fuzzy-headed
Americanadjective
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not given to clear thinking; foolish.
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giddy; light-headed.
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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
Too many intellectuals have internalized a stereotype, emanating from both the far left and the far right, of fuzzy-headed elitism — as if willed ignorance and intellectual laziness did not cut across social classes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2018
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
“What’s it look like? It’s food. Eat it. I don’t want you all fuzzy-headed for simulation training this afternoon.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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