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Webster 1913 Edition


Foggy

Fog′gy

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Foggier
;
sup
erl.
Foggiest
.]
[From 4th
Fog
.]
1.
Filled or abounding with fog, or watery exhalations; misty;
as, a
foggy
atmosphere; a
foggy
morning.
Shak.
2.
Beclouded; dull; obscure;
as,
foggy
ideas
.
Your coarse,
foggy
, drowsy conceit.
Hayward.

Webster 1828 Edition


Foggy

FOG'GY

,
Adj.
[from fog.]
1.
Filled or abounding with fog or watery exhalations; as a foggy atmosphere; a foggy morning.
2.
Cloudy; misty; damp with humid vapors.
3.
Producing frequent fogs; as a foggy climate.
4.
Dull; stupid; clouded in understanding.

Definition 2024


foggy

foggy

English

Adjective

foggy (comparative foggier, superlative foggiest)

  1. Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy
  2. (figuratively) Confused, befuddled, etc.
    He was still foggy with sleep.
    • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VI:
      If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon.

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