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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fog•gy (fog′ē, fô′gē),USA pronunciation adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. - Meteorologythick with or having much fog;
misty:a foggy valley; a foggy spring day. - covered or enveloped as if with fog:a foggy mirror.
- blurred or obscured as if by fog;
not clear;
vague:I haven't the foggiest notion of where she went. - bewildered;
perplexed. - Photographyaffected by fog.
- 1520–30; fog2 + -y1; origin, originally meaning marshy, thick, murky
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fuzzy, hazy, dim, murky, muddled.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: foggy /ˈfɒɡɪ/ adj ( -gier, -giest)- thick with fog
- obscure or confused
- not the foggiest, not the foggiest idea, not the foggiest notion ⇒ no idea whatsoever: I haven't the foggiest
ˈfogginess n fog1 /fɑg, fɔg/USA pronunciation n., v., fogged, fog•ging. n. - Meteorology a cloudlike mass or layer of water droplets near the surface of the earth:[uncountable]drove through heavy fog.
- a state of mental confusion or unawareness:[countable* usually singular]lost in a fog, unable to concentrate.
v. - to (cause to) become covered or enveloped with or as if with fog: [~ + object]The steam fogged his glasses.[no object* (~ + up)]The harbor fogged up. The windshield has fogged.
- to confuse or obscure:[~ + object]The debate just fogged the issue.
fog•gy, adj., -gi•er, -gi•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fog1 (fog, fôg),USA pronunciation n., v., fogged, fog•ging. n. - Meteorologya cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility. Cf. ice fog, mist, smog.
- Meteorologyany darkened state of the atmosphere, or the diffused substance that causes it.
- a state of mental confusion or unawareness;
daze;
stupor:The survivors were in a fog for days after the catastrophe. - Photographya hazy effect on a developed negative or positive, caused by light other than that forming the image, by improper handling during development, or by the use of excessively old film.
- Chemistry[Physical Chem.]a mixture consisting of liquid particles dispersed in a gaseous medium.
v.t. - to cover or envelop with or as if with fog:The steam in the room fogged his glasses.
- to confuse or obscure:The debate did little else but fog the issue.
- to bewilder or perplex:to fog the mind.
- Photographyto produce fog on (a negative or positive).
v.i. - to become enveloped or obscured with or as if with fog.
- Photography(of a negative or positive) to become affected by fog.
- perh. by back formation from foggy. See fog2 1535–45
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obfuscation. See cloud.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged becloud, obfuscate, dim, blur, darken.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged daze, befuddle, muddle, mystify.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clarity.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clarify.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clear.
fog2 (fog, fôg),USA pronunciation n. [U.S. and Brit. Dial.]- a second growth of grass, as after mowing.
- long grass left standing in fields during the winter.
- Scandinavian; compare Norwegian fogg long grass on damp ground, foggy
- Middle English fogge, fog 1300–50
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