muzzily
With blurred thought
In a dazed, confused, or unfocused manner—as if the mind were wrapped in fog: She blinked muzzily at the alarm clock.
The word suggests the mental cloudiness of someone half-asleep, drunk, or otherwise not fully alert.
In a tired manner
- groggilyIn a dazed state
- dozilyIn a sleepy way
- drowsilyIn a tired way
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
lethargically · blearily · torpidly · heavy-lidded · half-asleep · yawningly · languidly · wearily
Unable to understand
- befuddledMentally confused, disoriented
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- muddledIn a confused state
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
addled · foggy · unclear · incoherent · jumbled · scattered · dazed · woolly
Indistinct, lacking definition
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
bleary · dim · clouded · vague · obscured · smeared · murky · softened
Indistinctly articulated
- mumbledSpoke indistinctly
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
- inarticulatelyIn unclear verbal fashion
- thicklyIn dense fashion
garbled · unintelligibly · incoherently · stammered · falteringly · haltingly · ramblingly
sleepily
In a tired manner
sluggishly · lethargically · blearily · torpidly · heavy-lidded · half-asleep · yawningly · languidly · wearily
confused
Unable to understand
- befuddledMentally confused, disoriented
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- muddledIn a confused state
bewildered · addled · foggy · unclear · incoherent · jumbled · scattered · dazed · woolly · fuddled
blurry
Indistinct, lacking definition
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
unfocused · bleary · dim · clouded · vague · obscured · smeared · murky · softened · gauzy
slurred
Indistinctly articulated
- mumbledSpoke indistinctly
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
- inarticulatelyIn unclear verbal fashion
thickly · garbled · unintelligibly · incoherently · stammered · falteringly · haltingly · ramblingly
muzzilycrisply
In a sharp, clear manner
clearly · distinctly · sharply · precisely · articulately
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