blurry

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adjective blur·ry \ ˈblər-ē \

Definition of blurry

blurrier; blurriest

:lacking definition or focus

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blurrily

play \ˈblər-ə-lē\ adverb

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blurriness

play \ˈblər-ē-nəs\ noun

Examples of blurry in a Sentence

a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph

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Details are blurry, but Lindsey recalls being forced to drive to a hotel.

— marissa miller, Teen Vogue, "Hospitals Are Charging Sexual Assault Survivors With Exorbitant Hospital Fees," 29 Aug. 2017
Unfortunately, the NFL does not provide the public with All-22 video for exhibition games, so it must be pieced together from the TV broadcasts, which can be blurry when the camera is panning.

— rich campbell, chicagotribune.com, "Bears had only 10 men on defense for game-tying touchdown vs. Broncos," 14 Aug. 2017
Sea creatures experience the same problem, but squid use a type of lens notorious for blurry images to correct that, researchers report today in Science.

— kai sinclair, Science | AAAS, "Watch the secret to a squid’s crystal clear underwater vision," 10 Aug. 2017
National Geographic reports there is a wealth of circumstantial evidence: eyewitness accounts, blurry photographs, mysterious footprints.

— mark price, charlotteobserver, "NC group reports Bigfoot sighting over the weekend northwest of Charlotte," 7 Aug. 2017
Blankfein also said in the interview that the Volcker Rule is cumbersome and makes traders nervous because of the blurry line between speculation and market-making.

— dakin campbell, Bloomberg.com, "Blankfein Says He's Confident Goldman Will Fix Trading Woes," 2 Aug. 2017
The blurry photo that apparently depicts Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, after their purported disappearance—according to the History doc, anyway—may have been taken two years before Earhart’s plane left the ground for her final flight.

— laura bradley, HWD, "Was History Channel’s Amelia Earhart Doc Debunked Just Two Days After It Aired?," 12 July 2017
The lines appear blurry for pretty much anyone without a deep understanding of kink.

— gigi engle, Teen Vogue, "Consent and BDSM: What You Should Know," 1 July 2017
Symptoms such as confusion, dizziness, numbness and tingling, and double or blurry vision constitute an emergency and warrant immediate medical attention.

— consumer reports, Washington Post, "He had fever, night sweats, joint pain: Food poisoning’s other symptoms," 26 June 2017

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First Known Use of blurry

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blurry Synonyms

Synonyms

blear, bleary, faint, dim, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, pale, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague

Antonyms

clear, definite, pellucid

Related Words

dark, dusky, gloomy; impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible; hieroglyphic (also hieroglyphical), incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, obfuscatory, puzzling

Near Antonyms

bright, distinct, evident, obvious, plain; certain, firm, strong, sure

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blurry

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adjective blur·ry \ ˈblər-ē \

Definition of blurry for Students

blurrier; blurriest

:not in sharp focus

The picture is blurry.

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