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muzzy

American  
[muhz-ee] / ˈmʌz i /

adjective

Informal.
muzzier, muzziest
  1. confused; muddled.

    When we asked him about it, he offered some muzzy explanation that none of us could make sense of.

  2. dull; mentally hazy.

    Mind still muzzy from sleep, she tried to take stock of the situation.


muzzy British  
/ ˈmʌzɪ /

adjective

  1. blurred, indistinct, or hazy

  2. confused, muddled, or befuddled

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of muzzy

First recorded in 1720–30; perhaps blend of muddled ( def. ) and fuzzy


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The parents, with minds still muzzy from sleep, retrieved two duffel bags and assessed needs before entering the station: Diaper change for the 1-year-old.

From Washington Times ● May 16, 2023

The rest, even their biggest hit, Pass it On, was much of a lovely muchness: you went home in a muzzy state of contentment, but the songs were a blur.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2010

In poetic though sometimes muzzy language, he coined the idea of "a theater of cruelty."

From Time Magazine Archive

So far, the Administration's response to the financial cost of the fighting has been to consider a muzzy combination of borrowing, cutbacks in other defense spending and more aid from the allies.

From Time Magazine Archive

I mustered a muzzy “Okay!” and ordered my legs out of bed so the rest of me’d have to follow.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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