blur·ry

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

Origin:
blur + -y1

blur·ri·ly, adverb
blur·ri·ness, noun
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blur (blɜː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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Blurry is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Word Origin & History

blurry
1884, from blur + -y (2).
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Example sentences
Then her vision, desperate and blurry, caught on the portrait.
They had to sit absolutely still so the photograph would not be blurry.
Developing the negatives was costly, time-consuming and often produced streaked
  or blurry images.
Every blurry line that is crossed must be sharpened.
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