blurry

adjective

blur·​ry ˈblər-ē How to pronounce blurry (audio)
blurrier; blurriest
: lacking definition or focus
blurrily adverb
blurriness noun

Examples of blurry in a Sentence

a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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There will be no more albums and no more blurry cover images to choose from. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 Another veteran, Jack Johnson, who took an inadvertent stick to the face during Sunday’s loss in Carolina, was forced to sit out Tuesday with blurry vision. Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024 Though her phone was in her lap, the woman kept saying her vision was blurry. Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024 Loading your audio article Former congressman and Air National Guard pilot Adam Kinzinger says there’s a reason so many photos of drones being reported along the East Coast are blurry. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blurry 

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blurry was in 1757

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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurry. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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