foggy

adjective

fog·​gy ˈfȯ-gē How to pronounce foggy (audio)
ˈfä-
foggier; foggiest
1
a
: filled or abounding with fog
b
: covered or made opaque by moisture or grime
2
: blurred or obscured as if by fog
hadn't the foggiest notion
foggily adverb
fogginess noun

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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Halloween characters can be seen around the wash before your vehicle is washed inside Clean View Auto Washes' foggy Halloween auto wash tunnel. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Oct. 2024 On a foggy Saturday morning last fall, Colette Curtis, recovery and economic-development director for the town of Paradise, recited a list of the warning systems the town had established before the Camp Fire. Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 That’s seldom felt more true than today, 51 days after President Biden’s foggy, faltering debate performance against former President Trump helped end the incumbent’s bid for a second term. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 Aircrew members recalled how foggy conditions made the rescue mission difficult. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foggy 

Word History

Etymology

earlier, spongy, marshy, thick, probably from fog second growth of grass, from Middle English fogge

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of foggy was in the 15th century

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“Foggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foggy. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

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foggy

adjective
fog·​gy ˈfȯg-ē How to pronounce foggy (audio)
ˈfäg-
foggier; foggiest
1
: filled with fog
2
foggily adverb
fogginess noun

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