blurry

adjective

blur·​ry ˈblər-ē How to pronounce blurry (audio)
blurrier; blurriest
: lacking definition or focus
blurrily adverb
blurriness noun

Examples of blurry in a Sentence

a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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Its small black-and-white screen was often blurry, sometimes blank and buzzing, the programming sporadic or lame. David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 Telescope has been suffering from blurry vision. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025 The final shot in the carousel featured a blurry photo of him on a couch with sunglasses. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 Wrong, because despite the fact that the kids were blurry in the background, Markle went on to delete the video soon after, likely after realizing that her kids’ features could be seen. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blurry

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blurry was in 1757

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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurry. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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