Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of blurs; confused and indistinct.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of blurs; blurred.
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- adjective of an image Not
clear ,crisp , orfocused ; havingfuzzy edges. - adjective figuratively not
clear , not with well-defined boundaries.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective indistinct or hazy in outline
Etymologies
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Examples
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The exposure was set at auto, which often selected otherwise unacceptably slow shutter speeds, resulting in blurry pictures with double images, especially when I was going fast on bumpy paths.
Archive 2009-07-01 AYDIN 2009
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The movie looks dull as well, bathed in blurry grays and blacks everywhere to cover up the lack of concrete art direction or maybe disguise that they had run out of money.
Eric’s Top 10 Worst Comic Book Movies Ever » Scene-Stealers 2008
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There was a problem with my photo which kept coming out blurry apparently and, though blurry is probably safer for the nation, Phil Davis eventually persuaded me to submit something useable.
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I drew that one and used picasa to make all of it but the title blurry-ish.
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Primary Care is described as blurry vision from watching a train rushing by.
"How Doctors Think": A Disappointment 1 Dinosaur 2007
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Primary Care is described as blurry vision from watching a train rushing by.
Archive 2007-05-01 1 Dinosaur 2007
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The state of being installed at a computer for an extended period of time without purpose, characterized by a blurry anxiety undercut with something hard, like desperation.
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Even the horsewoman is a bit blurry, which is maybe just as well (recognisability etc.), but I still like it.
Libertarian Blog Place Various Libertarian Bloggers 2010
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When the pixels are actually counted the 3.7 inch screen only has 392×653 pixels, nearly 50% less than 800×480, resulting an text describes as blurry on closer view and also colour fringing on the edges of coloured objects.
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When the pixels are actually counted the 3.7 inch screen only has 392×653 pixels, nearly 50% less than 800×480, resulting an text describes as blurry on closer view and also colour fringing on the edges of coloured objects.
Gammerstang commented on the word blurry
(noun/verb) - A breakdown. To commit a blunder. --Rev. Alfred Easther's Glossary of Almondbury and Huddersfield, 1883
April 23, 2018