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foggy
foggyindistinct; bewildered; blurred as if by fog; not clear; vague: I haven’t the foggiest notion of what she meant.; thick with or having much fog; misty: a foggy day in London town. Not to be confused with:fogy – a stodgy, old-fashioned, or excessively conservative person, esp. one who is intellectually dull: She was just an old fogy who wouldn’t let her granddaughter wear an earring in her nose.fog·gy F0222100 (fô′gē, fŏg′ē)adj. fog·gi·er, fog·gi·est 1. a. Full of or surrounded by fog.b. Resembling or suggestive of fog.2. Clouded or blurred by or as if by fog; vague: had only a foggy memory of what happened; hasn't the foggiest idea how to get home. fog′gi·ly adv.fog′gi·ness n.foggy (ˈfɒɡɪ) adj, -gier or -giest1. thick with fog2. obscure or confused3. (Photography) another word for fogged4. not the foggiest not the foggiest idea not the foggiest notion no idea whatsoever: I haven't the foggiest. ˈfoggily adv ˈfogginess nfog•gy (ˈfɒg i, ˈfɔ gi) adj. -gi•er, -gi•est. 1. thick with or having much fog; misty. 2. covered or enveloped as if with fog: a foggy mirror. 3. blurred or obscured; vague. 4. bewildered; perplexed. 5. (of a photographic negative or positive) affected by fog. [1535–45] fog′gi•ly, adv. fog′gi•ness, n. foggy, fog - Foggy first meant "covered with a grass; mossy; boggy," as fog first meant "coarse grass" and evolved to mean "thick, murky" in relation to atmosphere.See also related terms for thick.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | foggy - stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)groggy, logy, stuporous, dazedlethargic, unenrgetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" | | 2. | foggy - indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"blurred, blurry, muzzy, bleary, fuzzy, hazyindistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" | | 3. | foggy - filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning"brumous, hazy, mistycloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" | | 4. | foggy - obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window"foggedopaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" |
foggyadjective1. misty, grey, murky, cloudy, obscure, blurred, dim, hazy, nebulous, indistinct, soupy, smoggy, vaporous, brumous (rare) Conditions were damp and foggy this morning. misty clear, bright2. unclear, confused, clouded, stupid, obscure, vague, dim, bewildered, muddled, dazed, cloudy, stupefied, indistinct, befuddled, dark My foggy brain sifted through the possibilities. unclear clear, sharp, alert, accurate, distinct, decisive, awake, shrewd, lucid, palpable, undimmedfoggyadjectiveNot clearly perceived or perceptible:blear, bleary, cloudy, dim, faint, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, obscure, shadowy, unclear, undistinct, vague.Translationsfog (fog) noun a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see. I had to drive very slowly because of the fog. 霧 雾 verb – past tense, past participle fogged – (usually with up) to cover with fog. Her glasses were fogged up with steam. 以霧籠罩 雾气笼罩ˈfoggy adjective full of, or covered with, fog. It is very foggy tonight. 有霧的 有雾的ˈfog-bound adjective unable to move or function because of fog. The plane is fog-bound. 因濃霧而進退不得的 因浓雾而进退不得的ˈfog-horn noun a horn used as a warning to or by ships in fog. 霧角 雾角foggy
not have the foggiest ideaTo have no knowledge or understanding about something. He does not have the foggiest idea how hard it is to run a business. I do not have the foggiest idea where I left my car keys.See also: foggy, have, idea, notnot have the foggiest (notion)To have no knowledge or understanding about something. He doesn't have the foggiest notion how hard it is to run a business. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I haven't the foggiest. Sorry."See also: foggy, have, notthe foggiestA basic, vague, or rudimentary knowledge or understanding (about something). Often used in negative constructions. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I haven't the foggiest. Sorry." Do you have the foggiest how much this mistake is going to cost the company? Even though I could speak a little Japanese, I could only pretend to have the foggiest what the woman was talking about.See also: foggythe foggiest notionA basic, vague, or rudimentary knowledge or understanding (about something). Often used in negative constructions. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I haven't the foggiest notion. Sorry." Do you have the foggiest notion how much this mistake is going to cost the company? Even though I could speak a little Japanese, I could only pretend to have the foggiest notion what the woman was talking about.See also: foggy, notionthe foggiest understandingA basic, vague, or rudimentary understanding (about something). Often used in negative constructions. Do you have the foggiest understanding of how much this mistake is going to cost the company? Even though I could speak a little Japanese, I didn't have the foggiest understanding what the woman was talking about.See also: foggy, understandingthe foggiest inklingA basic, vague, or rudimentary knowledge or understanding (about something). Often used in negative constructions. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I haven't the foggiest inkling. Sorry." Do you have the foggiest inkling how much this mistake is going to cost the company? Even though I could speak a little Japanese, I didn't have the foggiest inkling what the woman was talking about.See also: foggy, inklingthe foggiest (idea)Knowledge or understanding of something. Typically used in the negative to show that one does not know something. He does not have the foggiest idea how hard it is to run a business. Where are your keys? I haven't the foggiest.See also: foggyfoggiest (idea)Fig. (even) a hazy idea. (Usually in the negative.) I'm sorry I don't know. I haven't the foggiest. I don't have the foggiest idea of how to do this.See also: foggynot have the foggiest idea or not have the foggiest INFORMALCOMMON If you do not have the foggiest idea or do not have the foggiest, you do not know anything at all about something. I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant. `How often does it need to be changed?' — `Haven't the foggiest.'See also: foggy, have, idea, notnot have the foggiest (idea or notion) have no idea at all. informal, chiefly BritishSee also: foggy, have, notnot have the ˈfaintest/ˈfoggiest (idea) (British English, informal) have no idea at all about something; not know anything at all: I haven’t got the faintest idea what to buy Roger for his birthday. ♢ ‘Where are we?’ ‘I’m afraid I haven’t the foggiest.’See also: faint, foggy, have, notthe foggiest (idea) n. (even) a hazy idea. (Usually in the negative.) I’m sorry I don’t know. I haven’t the foggiest. See also: foggy, ideathe foggiest verbSee the foggiest ideaSee also: foggyEncyclopediaSeefogfoggy
Synonyms for foggyadj mistySynonyms- misty
- grey
- murky
- cloudy
- obscure
- blurred
- dim
- hazy
- nebulous
- indistinct
- soupy
- smoggy
- vaporous
- brumous
Antonymsadj unclearSynonyms- unclear
- confused
- clouded
- stupid
- obscure
- vague
- dim
- bewildered
- muddled
- dazed
- cloudy
- stupefied
- indistinct
- befuddled
- dark
Antonyms- clear
- sharp
- alert
- accurate
- distinct
- decisive
- awake
- shrewd
- lucid
- palpable
- undimmed
Synonyms for foggyadj not clearly perceived or perceptibleSynonyms- blear
- bleary
- cloudy
- dim
- faint
- fuzzy
- hazy
- indefinite
- indistinct
- misty
- obscure
- shadowy
- unclear
- undistinct
- vague
Synonyms for foggyadj stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)SynonymsRelated Wordsadj indistinct or hazy in outlineSynonyms- blurred
- blurry
- muzzy
- bleary
- fuzzy
- hazy
Related Wordsadj filled or abounding with fog or mistSynonymsRelated Wordsadj obscured by fogSynonymsRelated Words |