MUZZY

addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded

(adjective) confused and vague; used especially of thinking; “muddleheaded ideas”; “your addled little brain”; “woolly thinking”; “woolly-headed ideas”

bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy

(adjective) indistinct or hazy in outline; “a landscape of blurred outlines”; “the trees were just blurry shapes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

muzzy (comparative muzzier, )

(dialect, northern England) Hazy, indistinct, blurred, unfocussed.

Dazed; bewildered; tipsy.

Synonyms

• (hazy): See indistinct or nebulous

• (bewildered): confused, puzzled, perplexed; see also confused

• (tipsy): buzzed, merry; see also drunk

Etymology 2

Noun

muzzy (plural muzzies)

(slang, offensive) A Muslim.

Proper noun

Muzzy (plural Muzzys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Muzzy is the 20910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1260 individuals. Muzzy is most common among White (93.73%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Muz"zy, a. Etym: [Cf. F. muse.]

Definition: Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid. The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, muzzy look, like men whose senses were a little obfuscated by beer rather then wine. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

coffee icon