Blurrier

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. A condition where clarity or definition is diminished more than usual
2. More indistinct or lacking in focus compared to another state or image
3. Showing reduced clarity or sharpness to a greater degree than usual

Etymology: "Blurrier" is simply the comparative of "blurry," so its history is really the history of its base. "Blur" is the older word, and "blurry" adds the suffix "-y," which in English turns a noun into an adjective meaning "characterised by" or "full of" the noun. A blurry image is one full of blur, and "blurrier" says that one image has more of that quality than another. The suffix itself comes from Old English "-ig," which had the same function, and it survives in many common words such as "rainy," "hairy," and "sleepy." Its ancestry runs back through Proto-Germanic, the ancestor of the Germanic languages, so "blurry" is an entirely native English formation built from a native base.

Synonyms: fuzzier, hazy, smudgier, cloudier, less clear

Antonyms: clearer, sharper, defined, distinct, focused