adjective
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blurred, indistinct, or hazy
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confused, muddled, or befuddled
Other Word Forms
- muzzily adverb
- muzziness noun
Etymology
Origin of muzzy
First recorded in 1720–30; perhaps blend of muddled ( def. ) and fuzzy
Example Sentences
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The parents, with minds still muzzy from sleep, retrieved two duffel bags and assessed needs before entering the station: Diaper change for the 1-year-old.
From Washington Times • May 16, 2023
The rest, even their biggest hit, Pass it On, was much of a lovely muchness: you went home in a muzzy state of contentment, but the songs were a blur.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2010
During their chaste interlude, Jacques and Marthe bathetically wander the streets of Paris, serenaded by muzzy folk singers and a bossa nova group whose sentimentality matches the scenario.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now merely mentioning the date can convey muzzy criticism of whatever the speaker happens to dislike: advertising, computers, beeper phones, freeways and domed stadiums.
From Time Magazine Archive
I mustered a muzzy “Okay!” and ordered my legs out of bed so the rest of me’d have to follow.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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