blurry

From blur + -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɜːɹi/

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• Rhymes: -ɜːɹi

blurry (comparative blurrier, superlative blurriest)

1. (of an image) Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.

   If I take off my glasses, everything close up looks blurry.

   • 2024 November 24, Chris Boyette, “Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 August 2025:

     CNN spoke recently with several Conyers residents who said they still have blurry vision, shortness of breath, throat irritation or chronic headaches since the chemical plant fire.

2. (figuratively) Not clear; lacking well-defined boundaries.

   It would seem that the line between flirting and sexual harassment has become quite blurry.

   • 2020 October 15, Frank Pasquale, “‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI”, in The Guardian‎^[2], archived from the original on 26 April 2023:

     when it comes to the future of war, the line between science fiction and industrial fact is often blurry.