foggier; foggiest
1
a
: filled or abounding with fog
a foggy valley
b
: covered or made opaque by moisture or grime
a foggy mirror
2
: blurred or obscured as if by fog
My memory is a little foggy.
I haven't the foggiest notion. [=I have no idea]
Examples of foggy in a Sentence
I don't remember what her name was—my memory is a little foggy.
it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home
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All of the proliferated architecture satellites have reached orbit atop Falcon 9 rockets flying out of Vandenberg, which sits on California's scenic but often foggy central coast.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026
As the naturalist and chef on board, Smith prepared to make breakfast and write about the rainy, foggy conditions in her daily log.
—Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Mira is twelve years old and lives in the Avenues, San Francisco’s foggy western neighborhoods, with her mother, Michalle, who is a nurse practitioner, her father, Patrick, who is a full-time parent, and her sibling, Dylan, who is nine.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Fireplaces feature prominently in many rooms, adding to that cozy summer camp feeling, especially on foggy coastal San Diego mornings.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026
As the naturalist and chef on board, Smith prepared to make breakfast and write about the rainy, foggy conditions in her daily log.
—Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Mira is twelve years old and lives in the Avenues, San Francisco’s foggy western neighborhoods, with her mother, Michalle, who is a nurse practitioner, her father, Patrick, who is a full-time parent, and her sibling, Dylan, who is nine.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Fireplaces feature prominently in many rooms, adding to that cozy summer camp feeling, especially on foggy coastal San Diego mornings.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Foggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foggy. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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