foggy

adjective

fog·​gy ˈfȯ-gē 

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

ˈfȯ-gə-lē 

ˈfä-

adverb

fogginess

ˈfȯ-gē-nəs 

ˈfä-

noun

Synonyms

• beclouded
• befogged
• brumous
• clouded
• cloudy
• gauzy
• hazy
• misty
• murky
• smoggy
• soupy

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

Recent Examples on the Web

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Long Raincoat The rainy season in northern Vietnam is from July to September, and Sa Pa’s mountains average 137 foggy days per year — so there’s a lot of precipitation to go around. —Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024

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

Kids Definition

foggy

adjective

fog·​gy ˈfȯg-ē 

ˈfäg-

foggier; foggiest

1

: filled with fog

2

: vague sense 2

foggily

-ə-lē 

adverb

fogginess

-ē-nəs 

noun