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blurriness

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blur⋅ry

[blur-ee]
–adjective -ri⋅er, -ri⋅est.
blurred; indistinct.

Origin:
blur + -y 1


blur⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
blur⋅ri⋅ness, noun
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blur   (blûr)   
v.   blurred, blur·ring, blurs

v.   tr.
  1. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure.

  2. To smear or stain; smudge.

  3. To lessen the perception of; dim: "For street children . . . drugs offer the chance to blur their hopeless poverty" (Alma Guillermoprieto).

v.   intr.
  1. To become indistinct.

  2. To make smudges or stains by smearing.

n.  
  1. A smear or blot; a smudge.

  2. Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.


[Probably akin to Middle English bleren, to blear.]
blur'ri·ness n., blur'ry adj.
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