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- pronunciation:
- fa
gi
[or]
faw
gi
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
foggier, foggiest |
| definition 1: |
full of or covered by fog.
The accident happened on a foggy stretch of the road. |
| definition 2: |
fuzzy; mixed up.
His mind was foggy with sleep.- similar words:
- hazy, murky, vague
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| related words: |
cloudy, damp, fuzzy, hazy, overcast, uncertain |
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| derivations: |
foggily (adv.), fogginess (n.) |
The word foggy
contains the following part:
-y1, -ey
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by; full of; tending to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -y1, -ey
attaches to nouns and a few verbs to form adjectives.
Example words:
bony, chewy, crunchy, curly, dirty, foggy, funny, guilty, healthy, itchy, lucky, messy, nosy, rainy, rickety, runny, salty, sandy, shaky, sleepy, summery, sunny, wintry
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