blurry

adjective

blur·​ry ˈblər-ē How to pronounce blurry (audio)
blurrier; blurriest
Synonyms of blurrynext
: lacking definition or focus
blurrily adverb
blurriness noun

Examples of blurry in a Sentence

a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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So thank you, Taylor, for the gift of your stories, and for insisting on being an authentic voice in a world where the line between real and fake is increasingly blurry. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026 Ever settle in for movie night, hit play, and thirty seconds later, the picture dissolves into a blurry mess of pixels? Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 Alois as husband and father Alois Hitler was married three times, though the extent to which some of his relationships overlapped is blurry. Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 That’s a different, brown-haired and blurry woman who literally never comes into focus throughout the vid. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blurry

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blurry was in 1757

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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurry. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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