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fogged

fogged

1 3.9
Hard to see through because water covers the glass
  • adjective
  • /fɔɡd/
translation icon : empañado
  • My nose can't smell anything, but the scent of the garlic and leeks lingers inside my fogged brain.
  • fogged glass

It was almost as though someone came along and wiped A fogged glass clear and I could finally see that was the transformation.

Examples

  • I spent a long time looking at myself in the fogged mirror, pale eyes surveying pale skin, glancing over the sharp widow's peak Moire likes so much, and is so much trouble to gene-gin into permanence.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • And then we have the same fogged glass window in here and just, you know, that's where I keep my products.

  • Georgia scuttled in through the fogged glass door marked Sarah Colburn, Vice President.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "How else is Father Lennie gonna baptize him?" Alarm seeped through my fogged head.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Her love for him and the baby Carolyn had filled the house with the kind of beauty he now noticed only when he looked out at his land; the mountains with their fogged valleys and brilliant foliage pumped him, even in dark moments, with awe.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The car windows were so fogged that I could barely see the road ahead.

  • She wiped the fogged glass with a cloth to get a clearer view of the garden.

  • After the shower, the bathroom mirror was completely fogged from the steam.

Synonyms

hazy
vsfogged
49 3.9

Not clear because of mist or when you cannot remember it well

is limited to surfaces made hard to see by condensation
misty
vsfogged
35 1.4

Covered with thin cloud near the ground or not clear in memory

is focused on surfaces made hard to see by condensed moisture
murky
vsfogged
16 4.9

A place that is dark and hard to see because of low light or fog

is paler, focusing on moisture blur instead of low light gloom
foggy
vsfogged
15 1.0

Air with small drops of water that make it hard to see

is more about a surface being hard to see through due to condensation
steamy
vsfogged
9 3.2

Full of steam or covered in mist

usually refers to air, not the thin film that blocks view on glass
cloudy
vsfogged
9 2.3

Liquid that is not clear and has small particles

refers to visual blur from moisture on a surface rather than particles in liquid
dewy
vsfogged
7 2.7

Wet with small drops of water that form on grass or skin in the morning

is about visual obstruction from condensation rather than simple surface wetness
shrouded in mist
vsfogged
1 5.7

Covered by mist so you cannot see far

is about the same hiding effect but specifically on a surface
vaporous
vsfogged
  • US
1 7.2

Full of mist that makes things look unclear

emphasizes visible film on a surface rather than air conditions
befogged
vsfogged
6.8

Covered by fog or steam so it is hard to see through

is the same idea but emphasizes difficulty seeing through a surface
vapory
vsfogged
8.2

Misty because tiny drops of water fill the air

focuses instead on clear obstruction caused by condensed droplets on glass
clouded
vsfogged
2.1

A sky full of clouds that hides the sun

differs by applying to surfaces obstructed by close condensation not large clouds
brumous
vsfogged
  • Archaic
9.9

Having fog or mist that makes it hard to see

shares meaning but is formal or literary rather than common speech

Antonyms

866 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

How Foggy

fogged
1 3.9
clouded
1 4.8

Surface Forms

fogged positive

Morphology

fogged = fog (transparent) = fog + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'fog'; the meaning 'made cloudy or covered with condensation' follows directly.

Etymology

Fogged comes from the word fog, which means 'a mist or low cloud' and you can also see the same base in foggy. Think of your breath on a mirror or a cold window: tiny drops make the glass cloudy and 'fogged', so you cannot see through it. So, fogged means 'made difficult to see through'.