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bit blurry

bit blurry

1 4.6
Slightly unclear and hard to see or remember
  • adjective
translation icon : un poco borroso
  • The picture is a bit blurry; my phone camera is just not that great.
  • a little bit blurry

Again, it was all a bit blurry, but it was very deep.

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Examples

  • Although a bit blurry, Hersom was able to make out its teeth and the wookie-like facial features.

    Blog text (25)
  • The evening got a bit blurry after that.

    Blog text (18)
  • Your eyes might be a bit blurry.

  • Your vision is gonna be a bit blurry, and taste and touch usually take the longest to come back.

  • Without his glasses, Andy's POV is a bit blurry.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Without his glasses, Andy's vision is a bit blurry when he tries to read the signs.

  • My vision was a bit blurry after the flash of the camera went off in my face.

  • The photo turned out a bit blurry because the camera moved while I was taking it.

Synonyms

fuzzy
vsbit blurry
111 3.7

Not clear or sharp like a blurred picture

is slightly unclear without implying confusion
blurry
vsbit blurry
70 3.6

Looks unclear, so you cannot see details

is only slightly unclear rather than strongly hazy
foggy
vsbit blurry
3 1.4

Not clear or easy to remember

is only a little unclear rather than strongly fogged
blurred
vsbit blurry
2 3.4

Not clear to see or understand, like a photo

is mildly vague rather than fully lost or invisible
muzzy
vsbit blurry
8.9

Something that looks blurred and hard to see

is slightly vague rather than broadly undefined

Antonyms

55 1.3

Easily seen or heard with clear detail

40 1.0

Pure and distinct in sound or colour

How Blurry

unreadable
14 4.1
unfocused
1 4.2
blurry
70 3.6
fuzzy
111 3.7
bit blurry
1 4.6
sharp
55 1.3
clear
1.0

Surface Forms

bit blurry positive

Morphology

bit + blurry

The meaning 'slightly unclear or vague' is directly and compositionally built from 'bit' (a small amount) modifying 'blurry' (lacking clarity). The pattern 'a bit + adjective' is a common degree construction in English and is cross-linguistically frequent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The phrase bit blurry comes from the simple image of a picture that is a little out of focus. The word bit means 'a little' and blurry means 'not clear', so the phrase describes something that is 'a little unclear' in sight, memory, or meaning.