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foggier

foggier is the comparative form of foggy.

Meaning of foggy

Adjective

foggy (comparative foggier, superlative foggiest)

  1. Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.
    • 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
  2. (figuratively) Confused, befuddled, or vague.
    • He was still foggy with sleep.
  3. Being, covered with, or pertaining to fog (“tall grass etc that grows after, or is left after, cutting; moss”)
    • 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

Questions about foggier

What is foggier the comparative form of?
Foggier is the comparative form of foggy.

Words near foggier in the dictionary

  1. foggers
  2. Fogges
  3. foggetaboutit
  4. Foggia
  5. Foggie
  6. foggier
  7. Foggies
  8. foggiest
  9. foggily
  10. fogginess
  11. fogginesses

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