Foggy Meaning
/ˈfɒɡi/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjObscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.
adjConfused, befuddled, or vague.
Sentence Examples
She slowly disappeared into the foggy forest.
It was foggy, so it was hard to make out the figures of people walking.
In the afternoon the weather became wet and foggy.
CEFR Practice Quiz
It was so ____ outside that morning, making driving conditions extremely dangerous.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The weather was cold and ____, with visibility reduced to just a few meters in every direction.
Word Origin & History
From fog + -y, originally in the sense "covered with tall grass; marshy; thick". It is not clear whether fog (“mist”) is a back-formation from foggy (“covered with tall, obscuring grass”) or has a separate Germanic origin, and hence whether foggy (“covered with tall grass”) and foggy (“obscured by mist”) represent one word or two. See fog ("mist"; "tall grass") for more.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At Esher we were getting out into bright sunshine, and apart from another foggy patch between Farnborough and Winchfield, we had a clear run from then on."
— 1955 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:
"If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon."
— 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VI:
"For they will feed on foggy grass and such like. Also ye shall understand that horses and Cattel may not well be foddered in Winter all together, but […]"
— 1680, Leonard Mascall, The government of cattel. Divided into three books, etc, page 221:
"[…] for as he shuts up his meadow at Christmas, leaves such foggy grass behind, and manures well, in case a wet hot summer succeeds, […]"
— 1772, William Ellis, Husbandry, abriged, page 98:
"See swingin' owr the foggy swaird, Begrac'd wi' angel features, […]"
— 1808, John Stagg, Miscellaneous Poems, Some of which are in the Cumberland and Scottish Dialects, page 143:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
It was so ____ outside that morning, making driving conditions extremely dangerous.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The weather was cold and ____, with visibility reduced to just a few meters in every direction.