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foggy
(foggy)
Pronunciation:
/ˈfɒgi/
adjective
(
foggier
,
foggiest
)
1
full of or characterized by fog:
a dark and foggy night
2
unable to think clearly; confused:
she was foggy with sleep
indistinctly expressed or remembered; obscure:
my memories of the event are foggy
Phrases
not have the foggiest
(
idea
or
notion
)
informal
, chiefly
British
have no idea at all.
Derivatives
foggily
adverb
fogginess
noun
Origin:
late 15th century
: perhaps from
fog
2
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