foggy

[ fog-ee, faw-gee ]

adjective

foggier, foggiest.

1. thick with or having much fog; misty:

   a foggy valley;

   a foggy spring day.

2. covered or enveloped as if with fog:

   a foggy mirror.

3. (of thinking, ideas, etc.) dim or unclear as if obscured by fog; vague:

   I haven't the foggiest notion of where she went.

   Synonyms: muddleheaded, muddled, fuzzy, befuddled

4. bewildered; confused:

   Difficulties with memory, concentration, attention, and fatigue left me feeling foggy and muddled much of the time.

5. Photography. affected by fog.

foggy

/ ˈfɒɡɪ /

adjective

1. thick with fog
2. obscure or confused
3. another word for fogged
4. not the foggiest or not the foggiest idea or not the foggiest notion
   no idea whatsoever

   I haven't the foggiest

Derived Forms

• ˈfogginess, noun
• ˈfoggily, adverb

Other Word Forms

• foggi·ly adverb
• foggi·ness noun
• un·foggy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of foggy¹

First recorded in 1520–30; fog ² + -y ¹; original sense was “marshy, thick, murky”

Example Sentences

During a commercial break, heart racing and brain foggy, Fadal went to lie down on the women’s bathroom floor and didn’t return to the anchor desk.

From Los Angeles Times

It was just last year when the sanctuary where my mother’s funeral was held, on a remarkably foggy June day in 2015, was dismantled.

From Los Angeles Times

While she was pregnant, she had a "very foggy feeling" and "couldn't think as clearly," she says.

From BBC

The high-pitched electronic beep is usually only heard during foggy conditions, most clearly at Land's End, and also by residents of places around the coast including Sennen and Cape Cornwall.

From BBC

It has been used at a small scale for several decades, mainly in rural South and Central America - in places with the right foggy conditions.

From BBC

Related Words

• cloudy
• fuzzy
• misty
• murky
• soupy
• vague