foggy

[ fog-ee, faw-gee ]
/ ˈfɒg i, ˈfɔ gi /

adjective, fog·gi·er, fog·gi·est.

thick with or having much fog; misty: a foggy valley; a foggy spring day.
covered or enveloped as if with fog: a foggy mirror.
blurred or obscured as if by fog; not clear; vague: I haven't the foggiest notion of where she went.
bewildered; perplexed.
Photography. affected by fog.

Origin of foggy

1520–30; fog2 + -y1; orig. meaning marshy, thick, murky

SYNONYMS FOR foggy

3 fuzzy, hazy, dim, murky, muddled.

OTHER WORDS FROM foggy

fog·gi·ly, adverb fog·gi·ness, noun un·fog·gy, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH foggy

foggy fogy

Words nearby foggy

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British Dictionary definitions for foggy

foggy
/ (ˈfɒɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

thick with fog
obscure or confused
another word for fogged
not the foggiest, not the foggiest idea or not the foggiest notion no idea whatsoever I haven't the foggiest

Derived forms of foggy

foggily, adverb fogginess, noun