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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But this measure is a Byzantine quagmire of foggy muddle. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 The agency said there were four specific crashes where a Tesla vehicle was using FSD in low-visibility (think foggy or dusty) conditions. Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 Last February, a FedEx 767 was cleared to land while a Southwest 737 was still on the runway at the Austin airport in foggy conditions. Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024 Either way, there’s something of a foggy truncation of Oz’s actions and motivations here, which may require further clarification down the road if Oz’s betrayal continues to be such a major emotional talking point. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 13 Oct. 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 29 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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