foggy
- adjective
- /ˈfɔɡi/
- On a foggy morning, the scenery appeared almost mystical as everything was shrouded in mist.
- a foggy morning
- a foggy night
- a foggy day
So he's in this forest, it's foggy, it's dark, it's like it's swampy.
- So he's in this forest, it's foggy, it's dark, it's like it's swampy.
- And, and then we landed in this foggy field outside Gatwick and they surrounded the field.
- But when the seas are stormy and it's dark and rainy and foggy, that's when you need a lighthouse.
- We just had the day, the solstice, which was a very, very foggy, cold day.
- And then it became dark and it became foggy.
- It seems a little bit irresponsible that they've sent two of their most senior officials in a old, apparently old helicopter in the foggy mountains.
- You know, it was like kind of hot inside and we would put those kids in that little foggy room, right?
Examples
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If I know anything about anything... it's easy to lose your way on a foggy day.
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Not only is it dark and foggy and cold, but we're lost too.
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I think it's like super foggy right now outside.
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Oh, it's so foggy right now.
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Beyond, the water ran open and foggy as far as the eye could see.
Fiction book (1990) -
We left on a foggy morning, much like the day of our arrival.
Fiction book (1991) -
New York is just a rainy, foggy, wet mess.
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It was a dark and foggy night.
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Summer days are frequently chilly and foggy, and the best weather is actually between late September and early November.
Academic text (2006) -
Even though it was foggy and gray, Ranger Rick Raccoon was happy.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
Not clear because of mist or when you cannot remember it well
Covered with thin cloud near the ground or not clear in memory
A place that is dark and hard to see because of low light or fog
Covered in thick fog that makes it hard to see or travel
Covered by mist so you cannot see far
Full of mist that makes things look unclear
Hard to see through because water covers the glass
Misty and wet air that makes it hard to see
Covered by fog or steam so it is hard to see through
Misty because tiny drops of water fill the air
Having fog or mist that makes it hard to see
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A nickname for the United States government office that deals with other countries
How Foggy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Foggy comes from fog ('a low, thick cloud') plus -y ('full of'), so it literally means 'full of fog'. That's why we call the weather 'foggy' when the air is thick and you can hardly see.