foggy
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Sense 1
- adjective
- A1
Used about weather when thick cloud lies close to the ground and you cannot see far.
Cyclists should switch their lights on during foggy evenings.
This valley gets foggy almost every morning in late autumn.
The airport was closed for three hours because of foggy conditions.
Wear something bright if you walk the dog when it's foggy.
Common collocations: a foggy morning · foggy weather · foggy conditions · get foggy · a foggy night
Part of: Weather
Sense 2 · less common
- adjective
- B2
Not clear in the mind, so thoughts, memories or words are hard to follow.
My memory of that whole evening is still rather foggy.
After two nights without sleep my head felt foggy all day.
He gave a foggy answer that explained nothing at all.
Common collocations: a foggy memory · a foggy head · feel foggy · a foggy idea
Part of: Attitudes and opinions
Forms
- comparative
- foggier
- superlative
- foggiest