muzzy
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See also: Muzzy
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Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
muzzy (comparative muzzier, superlative muzziest)
- (dialect, Northern England) Hazy, indistinct, blurred, unfocussed.
- 1979, Journal - Association for Recorded Sound Collections
- The Handel excerpts are afflicted with a combination of high surface noise from the source material as well as variably muzzy sound.
- 1979, Journal - Association for Recorded Sound Collections
- Dazed; bewildered; tipsy.
- 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney: Ure Smith, published 1965, page 112:
- To the muzzy drumming of beer in his veins he gazed long and owlishly at the sombre cottage[.]
Synonyms[edit]
- (hazy): See Thesaurus:indistinct or Thesaurus:nebulous
- (bewildered): confused, puzzled, perplexed; see also Thesaurus:confused
- (tipsy): buzzed, merry; see also Thesaurus:drunk
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Noun[edit]
muzzy (plural muzzies)