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# blurry

adjective (blurry, blurrier, blurriest)

«blurry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Blurry means not clear or sharp, with fuzzy edges, so it is hard to see the details: a blurry photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/#m1)
2. Blurry memory means you cannot remember clearly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: a photo is blurry when the camera or the subject moves; things look blurry without glasses if you are short- or long-sighted; eyes go blurry after swimming or crying. In safety and health: if your eyesight suddenly goes blurry, or after hitting your head, tell an adult at once — it can be a sign that you need a doctor. In science, lenses focus light; out-of-focus images are blurry. Phrases: blurry vision, blurry photo, go blurry, blurry around the edges.

### Examples

- The photo is blurry because I moved the camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/#x1)
- Without my glasses, the board looks blurry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/#x2)
- My eyes were blurry after swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/#x3)
- If your vision goes blurry after a bump on the head, tell a teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/#x4)
- Turn the knob on the microscope until the cells stop being blurry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/#x5)
- My memory of being a baby is very blurry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: blurrier, blurriest (y changes to i). From «blur» (noun and verb). Similar: fuzzy, out of focus, hazy. Opposite: sharp, clear, in focus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blurry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blurry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blurry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blurry.html) on Mova free.