foggy

adjective

fog·​gy ˈfȯ-gē How to pronounce foggy (audio)
ˈfä-
foggier; foggiest
1
a
: filled or abounding with fog
b
: covered or made opaque by moisture or grime
2
: blurred or obscured as if by fog
hadn't the foggiest notion
foggily adverb
fogginess noun

Examples of foggy in a Sentence

I don't remember what her name was—my memory is a little foggy. it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home
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After a foggy Wednesday morning, conditions look to warm up as the day goes on. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025 The fifth anniversary of a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crashing into a foggy hillside in Calabasas, claiming the lives of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and all eight others on board, is Sunday. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 Unpredictable weather and currents propelled the ships toward the foggy, rocky coastline, and there were few places to shelter from storms. Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025 On a foggy day at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track at its Maranello headquarters, Hamilton finally got to live his dream, sitting behind the wheel of the red car for the first time. Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for foggy 

Word History

Etymology

earlier, spongy, marshy, thick, probably from fog second growth of grass, from Middle English fogge

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of foggy was in the 15th century

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“Foggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foggy. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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foggy

adjective
fog·​gy ˈfȯg-ē How to pronounce foggy (audio)
ˈfäg-
foggier; foggiest
1
: filled with fog
2
foggily adverb
fogginess noun

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