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

But this measure is a Byzantine quagmire of foggy muddle. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

The agency said there were four specific crashes where a Tesla vehicle was using FSD in low-visibility (think foggy or dusty) conditions. —Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024

Last February, a FedEx 767 was cleared to land while a Southwest 737 was still on the runway at the Austin airport in foggy conditions. —Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024

Either way, there’s something of a foggy truncation of Oz’s actions and motivations here, which may require further clarification down the road if Oz’s betrayal continues to be such a major emotional talking point. —Andy Andersen, Vulture, 13 Oct. 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