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muzzy

[ muhz-ee ]

/ ˈmʌz i /

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

confused; muddled.

dull; mentally hazy.

Origin of muzzy

1720–30; perhaps blend of muddled and fuzzy

OTHER WORDS FROM muzzy

muz·zi·ly, adverb muz·zi·ness, noun

Words nearby muzzy

muzzle, muzzle velocity, muzzle-loader, muzzleloader, muzzler, muzzy, muñoz marín, muʾmin, mv, mvd, mvdi

Example sentences from the Web for muzzy

Dreadful, indeed, poor Muzzy, was the ocean on which thou wert doomed to embark.

The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 |Various
Old Muzzy gave me a reproachful look and shook his head gravely.

Athelstane Ford |Allen Upward
Old Muzzy strictly forbidding any reply, they fired a bullet at us from a small swivel gun in the bows.

Athelstane Ford |Allen Upward
"Only a dollar, sir, only a dollar with you," replies Muzzy.

London's Heart |B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

If Muzzy was rich, he would produce a second bottle from another pocket, this the barman would also fill.

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, adverb muzziness, noun

Word Origin for muzzy

C18: origin obscure