Inggris

foggy

gb/fˈɑɡi/ us/fˈɑɡi/
B1 Inggris
Makna
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adjective B1 property
1

full of fog; hard to see

When it is foggy, there is thick fog and you cannot see far.

Pola penggunaan: [weather/place] is foggy
Kesalahan umum:
Don’t confuse foggy (with fog) with cloudy (with clouds).
Sinonim
misty (often lighter and less dense than foggy.) | hazy (often from heat, dust, or smoke rather than fog.)
Antonim
clear (no fog; visibility is good.)
Kolokasi
foggy morning |foggy day |foggy night |foggy weather |foggy conditions |foggy road |foggy coast |foggy hills |foggy harbor |foggy valley
Tema
weather |travel |nature
Contoh
  • It was foggy this morning, so the flight was delayed.
  • The road gets dangerously foggy near the river at dawn.
  • We drove slowly because the headlights barely cut through the foggy air.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
  • It is foggy today.
  • Be careful driving in foggy weather.
adjective B2 property
2

unclear or hard to understand

If something is foggy, it is not clear and you cannot understand it well.

Pola penggunaan: a foggy [idea/plan/explanation/image]
Kesalahan umum:
Foggy often describes unclear understanding (foggy idea), while blurry usually describes unclear vision (blurry photo).
Sinonim
vague (emphasizes lack of detail or precision.) | unclear (neutral term for not easy to understand.) | fuzzy (informal; suggests indistinctness.)
Antonim
clear (easy to understand; not vague.) | precise (exact and specific.)
Kolokasi
foggy idea |foggy explanation |foggy details |foggy outline |foggy picture |foggy plan |foggy notion |foggy understanding |foggy concept |foggy reasoning
Tema
communication |thinking
Contoh
  • His explanation was still foggy, even after two examples.
  • We only had a foggy idea of what the project would involve.
  • The article gives a foggy picture of what actually happened.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
  • The instructions are foggy.
  • I have a foggy idea of the plan.
adjective B2 state
3

not thinking clearly; dazed

If you feel foggy, your mind feels slow or confused.

Pola penggunaan: feel foggy; be foggy after [something]
Kesalahan umum:
Foggy describes the mind (I feel foggy). Sleepy describes wanting to sleep (I feel sleepy).
Sinonim
groggy (often after waking up or due to medication.) | muddled (confused thinking; ideas not organized.)
Antonim
alert (awake and able to think clearly.) | clear-headed (thinking well and logically.)
Kolokasi
feel foggy |foggy-headed |mentally foggy |a foggy feeling |foggy from lack of sleep |foggy with a cold |foggy after surgery |foggy after medication
Tema
health |emotions |daily_life
Contoh
  • I felt foggy all morning after only four hours of sleep.
  • The cold medicine made her a little foggy.
  • After the long meeting, everyone looked foggy and distracted.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
  • I feel foggy today.
  • Coffee helps when I feel foggy.
adjective B2 property
4

not remembered clearly

A foggy memory is a memory you cannot remember well.

Pola penggunaan: a foggy memory of [something]
Sinonim
hazy (very common for unclear memories.) | dim (suggests a faint, weak memory.)
Antonim
vivid (very clear and detailed in memory.) | clear (easy to remember accurately.)
Kolokasi
foggy memory |foggy recollection |foggy about the details |foggy on the timeline |foggy on what happened
Tema
memory |daily_life
Contoh
  • I have a foggy memory of that trip because I was so young.
  • He’s foggy about what time they left the party.
  • Her recollection of the event is foggy and inconsistent.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
  • I have a foggy memory of my first teacher.
adjective B1 property
5

covered with mist on surface

If glass is foggy, it has tiny drops on it and you cannot see clearly.

Pola penggunaan: foggy [glasses/window/mirror]
Kesalahan umum:
Foggy glass is usually from warm breath or humidity; dusty glass is dirty with dust.
Sinonim
steamed up (informal; very common for windows and mirrors.) | misted over (emphasizes a light film of moisture.)
Antonim
clear (not covered with condensation; easy to see through.)
Kolokasi
foggy glasses |foggy window |foggy windshield |foggy mirror |foggy lens |foggy bathroom mirror |foggy car windows
Tema
daily_life |weather
Contoh
  • My glasses went foggy when I walked into the warm room.
  • The bathroom mirror was foggy after the shower.
  • Wipe the foggy windshield before you drive.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
  • The window is foggy.
  • My glasses are foggy.
Tata bahasa
Bentuk kamus
foggy
IPA
GB/fˈɑɡi/
US/fˈɑɡi/
Suku kata & tekanan
foggy (1 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (foggy)
Bentuk kata
Adjective
  • Base: foggy
  • Comparative: foggier
  • Superlative: foggiest
Kata terkait
Forms
foggier adjective foggiest adjective
Core family
fog noun A2
Related words
fogginess noun
Negative and opposite forms
clear adjective A2
Advanced or less common
foggily adverb
Ungkapan

foggy as pea soup

1
/fˈɑɡi ˈæz pˈi sˈup/
fixed phrase informal

extremely foggy; very low visibility

Very, very foggy.

Contoh
  • It was foggy as pea soup on the bridge, so we turned back.
  • The harbor was foggy as pea soup at sunrise.

foggy bottom

1
/fˈɑɡi bˈɑtəm/
fixed phrase

neighborhood in Washington, D.C.

Foggy Bottom is an area in Washington, D.C.

Contoh
  • Their hotel is in Foggy Bottom, near the river.
  • Reporters were waiting outside the State Department in Foggy Bottom.
  • Officials in Foggy Bottom declined to comment.

foggy-headed

1
/fˈɑɡi hˈɛdɪd/
fixed phrase

mentally unclear or confused

If you are foggy-headed, your mind feels slow and confused.

Contoh
  • I was foggy-headed after the overnight flight.
  • She felt foggy-headed all day with the flu.
  • Skipping breakfast makes me foggy-headed by mid-morning.

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