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blurredly

blurredly

7.5
In a way that is unclear and hard to see or understand
  • adverb
  • /ˈblɜrɪdli/
translation icon : borrosamente
  • He gazed blurredly at the foggy landscape, struggling to see the shapes around him.

Examples

  • The painting looked blurredly to me, as if it had been smeared with a brush.

  • The boy says, helplessly, to himself blurredly—then he repeats it in careful syllables—

    Fiction book (1991)
  • My chest moves blurredly with my breathing.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The memories of that day came back to me blurredly, making it hard to remember the details.

Synonyms

indistinctly
vsblurredly
23 6.3

Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly

is narrower used mainly for vision or perception rather than all senses
blurrily
vsblurredly
1 5.6

In a way that is not clear or easy to see

is the same meaning but a different word form
unclearly
vsblurredly
1 4.4

Not clear or hard to understand

focuses more on hard to see or perceive than general incomprehension
fuzzily
vsblurredly
1 5.4

In a way that is unclear or blurry

refers to general not easy to see or grasp rather than edge shape
opaquely
vsblurredly
1 8.0

In a way that is hard to understand or see through

indicates clouded or vague appearance rather than impenetrable obscurity
foggily
vsblurredly
5.6

In a way that is not clear and hard to remember

describes lack of clarity without the misty or weather image

Antonyms

881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

76 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

How Clearly

clearly
881 1.0
blurredly
7.5
indistinctly
23 6.3
obscurely
2 7.7

Surface Forms

blurredly positive

Morphology

blurredly = blurred (transparent) = blur + blurred + ly

The transformation from 'blurred' to 'blurredly' is straightforward, forming an adverb from an adjective.

Etymology

Blurredly comes from the simple verb blur, which began as a soft sound people used for something 'smeared' or not clear and appears in familiar forms like blurry and blurred. So, blurredly means 'in a way that is unclear or hard to see'.