muzzy

[ muhz-ee ]

/ ˈmʌz i /

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adjective, muz·zi·er, muz·zi·est.Informal.

confused; muddled.

dull; mentally hazy.

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Origin of muzzy

1720–30; perhaps blend of muddled and fuzzy

OTHER WORDS FROM muzzy

muz·zi·ly, adverbmuz·zi·ness, noun

Words nearby muzzy

muzz, muzzle, muzzleloader, muzzler, muzzle velocity, muzzy, Mv, MVA, MVD, MVDI, M.V.Ed.

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How to use muzzy in a sentence

Dreadful, indeed, poor Muzzy, was the ocean on which thou wert doomed to embark.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852|Various
No mere boy should come these muzzy tricks on me, scholar or no scholar.
Day and Night Stories|Algernon Blackwood
"Only a dollar, sir, only a dollar with you," replies Muzzy.
London's Heart|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
You're precious sharp on him, Muzzy; it isn't settling-day yet.
London's Heart|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

Haven't kept a few stamps back to get drunk with, eh, Muzzy?
London's Heart|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

British Dictionary definitions for muzzy

muzzy

/ (ˈmʌzɪ) /

adjective -zier or -ziest

blurred, indistinct, or hazy

confused, muddled, or befuddled

Derived forms of muzzy

muzzily, adverbmuzziness, noun

Word Origin for muzzy

C18: origin obscure

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