muzzy
- adjective
- /ˈmʌzi/
:
borroso
- Altman cut against this glamour with his crisscross, layer-on-layer dialogue, his low-to-the-ground camera, and his blurry, muzzy action sequences.
Examples
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The image was so muzzy that I couldn't make out the faces in the photograph.
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After waking up, I felt muzzy and struggled to remember the details of my dream.
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He described his thoughts as muzzy, making it hard for him to focus on the task at hand.
Synonyms
111
3.7
Not clear or sharp like a blurred picture
70
3.6
Looks unclear, so you cannot see details
49
3.9
Not clear because of mist or when you cannot remember it well
16
4.9
A place that is dark and hard to see because of low light or fog
3
1.4
Not clear or easy to remember
2
3.4
Not clear to see or understand, like a photo
1
4.6
Slightly unclear and hard to see or remember
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
muzzy = muzz + y
The adjective appears formed with -y on a non-standalone base 'muzz' (not a productive modern English word), so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Muzzy probably grew as a soft-sounding cousin of fuzzy and may come from the old verb muss meaning 'mess'. Think of a picture that is 'fuzzy' or 'messed up' at the edges, so muzzy means blurred and not clear.