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blurrily
blur·ry
/
ˈblɜr
i
/
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[
blur
-ee
]
Show IPA
adjective,
blur·ri·er,
blur·ri·est.
blurred
; indistinct.
Origin:
blur
+
-y
1
Related forms
blur·ri·ly,
adverb
blur·ri·ness,
noun
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World English Dictionary
blur
(blɜː)
—
vb
,
blurs
,
blurring
,
blurred
1.
to make or become vague or less distinct:
heat haze blurs the hills
;
education blurs class distinctions
2.
to smear or smudge
3.
(
tr
) to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim
—
n
4.
something vague, hazy, or indistinct
5.
a smear or smudge
[C16: perhaps variant of
blear
]
blurred
—
adj
blurredly
—
adv
'blurredness
—
n
'blurriness
—
n
'blurry
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History
blurry
1884, from
blur
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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