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muzziest

muzziest is the superlative form of muzzy.

Meaning of muzzy

Adjective

muzzy (comparative muzzier, superlative muzziest)

  1. (Northern England, dialectal) Blurred, hazy, indistinct, unfocussed.
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    indistinct
  2. Bewildered; dazed.
    Synonyms:
    confused
  3. Tipsy; drunk; involving drunkenness.
    • Why laſt night, as Colonel Kill'em, Sir William Weezy, Lord Frederick Foretop, and I were careleſsly ſliding the Ranelagh round, picking our teeth, after a damn'd muzzy dinner at Boodle's, who ſhould trip by but an abbeſs, well known about town, with a ſmart little nun in her ſuite.1770, Samuel Foote, The Lame Lover, a Comedy in Three Acts. […], London: […] Paul Vaillant; and sold by P[eter] Elmsly […]; and Robinson and Roberts, […], →OCLC, Act I, page 12
    Synonyms:
    buzzed

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Questions about muzziest

What is muzziest the superlative form of?
Muzziest is the superlative form of muzzy.

Words near muzziest in the dictionary

  1. Muzzer
  2. muzzes
  3. muzzie
  4. muzzier
  5. muzzies
  6. muzziest
  7. muzzily
  8. muzziness
  9. muzzing
  10. muzzle
  11. muzzle blast

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