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



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