blurrier; blurriest
: lacking definition or focus
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Examples of blurry in a Sentence
a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
Recent Examples on the Web
And, on the other hand, Normani ditched the trend completely, finishing off the week with a black bang, a blurry wing and matte blush.
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Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
By today’s standards, the lines can get a bit blurry, especially with all the subsect requirements; see also, ‘beach formal’.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
On the cover is a blurry image of a hand holding a phone photographed by musician Twig Harper.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
For many, the low-resolution image taken in a car park proved nothing: the blurry woman in the photo simply wasn’t her.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
The image made international headlines for revealing distorted and blurry fingers, a missing sleeve, and uneven zippers and prompted several news outlets to remove the manipulated image from their platforms.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
This sighting comes after two blurry paparazzi photos (which were picked apart and called fake by conspiracy theorists on the internet) of Middleton were published earlier this month.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
Even the blurry glimpses of the proton attained so far have gently reshaped researchers’ understanding of the particle.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Other image analysis experts, speaking to the BBC, also noted the inconsistencies in the zipper, in addition to a blurry spot around Princess Charlotte’s knee that appears to be inconsistent with the paving stones in the background.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
By today’s standards, the lines can get a bit blurry, especially with all the subsect requirements; see also, ‘beach formal’.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
On the cover is a blurry image of a hand holding a phone photographed by musician Twig Harper.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
For many, the low-resolution image taken in a car park proved nothing: the blurry woman in the photo simply wasn’t her.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
The image made international headlines for revealing distorted and blurry fingers, a missing sleeve, and uneven zippers and prompted several news outlets to remove the manipulated image from their platforms.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
This sighting comes after two blurry paparazzi photos (which were picked apart and called fake by conspiracy theorists on the internet) of Middleton were published earlier this month.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
Even the blurry glimpses of the proton attained so far have gently reshaped researchers’ understanding of the particle.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Other image analysis experts, speaking to the BBC, also noted the inconsistencies in the zipper, in addition to a blurry spot around Princess Charlotte’s knee that appears to be inconsistent with the paving stones in the background.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1757, in the meaning defined above
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurry. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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