muzzily
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9.5
- adverb
- /ˈmʌzɪli/
- The instructions were read muzzily over the old loudspeaker, making them hard to follow.
Examples
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The teacher's voice came through the intercom muzzily, making it difficult for students to hear the instructions.
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He could hear music playing muzzily from the apartment next door.
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After waking up from surgery, she spoke muzzily and struggled to form clear sentences.
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She spoke muzzily after waking up.
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The radio played muzzily in the background.
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He answered the phone muzzily, having just woken up from a deep sleep.
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From the distance, the dialogue between the actors was heard muzzily, blurred by the theater's acoustics.
Synonyms
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6.3
Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly
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5.4
In a way that is unclear or blurry
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7.5
In a dark, unclear way that is hard to see or understand
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7.5
In a way that is unclear and gives no details
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8.2
In a vague and unclear way
Antonyms
How Unclear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Muzzily comes from muzzy, which can also mean 'muffled' or 'not clear', and a good image is a muzzle, a cover for the mouth that makes sound unclear. So, to speak muzzily is to speak in a muffled, hard to understand way.