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blurry

[blur-ee]

Origin

adjective -ri·er, -ri·est.

blurred; indistinct.

Origin:
blur + -y¹

Related forms

blur·ri·ly, adverb

blur·ri·ness, noun

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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*

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Word Origin & History

blurry

1884, from blur + -y (2).

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"Some people say the business about the jolly fat person is a myth, that all of us chubbies are neurotic, sick, sad people. I disagree. Fat people may not be chortling all day long, but they're a hell of a lot nicer than the wizened and shriveled. Thin people turn surly, mean and hard at a young age because they never learn the value of a hot fudge sundae for easing tension. Thin people don't like gooey soft things because they themselves are neither gooey nor soft. They are crunchy and dull, like carrots. They go straight to the heart of the matter while fat people let things stay all blurry and hazy and vague, they way things actually are. Thin people want to face the truth. Fat people know there is no truth.... Thin people believe in logic. Fat people see all sides. The sides fat people see are rounded blobs, usually gray, always nebulous and truly not worth worrying about. But the thin person persists. "If you consume more calories than you burn," says one of my thin friends, "you will gain weight. It's that simple." Fat people always grin when they hear that. They know better."

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