Definitions

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  • adverb In a blurry fashion; lacking clarity

Etymologies

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blurry +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • But it just sort of eased through the news, blurrily.

    The No-Obama Drama Peggy Noonan 2012

  • While there's no official definition, bed and breakfasts are blurrily considered to be independent inns with three or more guest rooms, often part of the owner's house.

    Potpourri-Free B&Bs Steve Garbarino 2011

  • “What a vision,” I thought blurrily through my fog of meds and exhaustion.

    The Beauty of Love Laura Posada 2010

  • As we walked through the door, our sleep-deprived brains blurrily did the math: three guys plus two beds equals a big problem.

    Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010

  • You lived with them in the neonatal intensive care unit, hooked up to tubes, your tiny body blurrily opaque through the plastic surrounding you.

    Knowing Jesse Marianne Leone 2010

  • His hands above his head as someone blurrily waved the metal-seeking wand across his body, his sleeves fallen back under the power of gravity.

    Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010

  • His hands above his head as someone blurrily waved the metal-seeking wand across his body, his sleeves fallen back under the power of gravity.

    Dead Zero Stephen Hunter 2010

  • As we walked through the door, our sleep-deprived brains blurrily did the math: three guys plus two beds equals a big problem.

    Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010

  • You lived with them in the neonatal intensive care unit, hooked up to tubes, your tiny body blurrily opaque through the plastic surrounding you.

    Knowing Jesse Marianne Leone 2010

  • Billy Crudup and Mark Ruffalo were welcomed warmly and recognized, if often a bit blurrily.

    Celebrities, Brokers Trade for Charity 2010

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