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Foggy vs Dewy - What's the difference?

foggy | dewy | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between foggy and dewy

is that foggy is obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy while dewy is covered by dew.

foggy

English

Adjective

(fog) (er)
  • Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy
  • (figuratively) Confused, befuddled, etc.
  • * He was still foggy with sleep.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VI , passage=If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon.}}

    Derived terms

    * fogginess

    dewy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Covered by dew.
  • The dewy grass was too slick for football.
  • Having the quality of bearing droplets of water.
  • In the dewy fog, it was cold and damp.
  • * 1831 , :
  • At midnight, in the month of June,
    I stand beneath the mystic moon.
    An opiate vapor, dewy , dim,
    Exhales from out her golden rim

    Synonyms

    * (covered by dew) rory

    Derived terms

    * dewy-eyed

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