Literary notes about muzzy (AI summary)
In literature, the term “muzzy” is employed both as a personal nickname or surname and as a descriptor for a state of near-dizziness or mental blurriness. At times, characters are addressed affectionately as “Muzzy” in dialogue that conveys familiarity or gentle reproach, as seen when a speaker calls out “old Muzzy” in a warm, colloquial manner [1][2][3]. In other instances, “muzzy” describes a hazy, confused state—whether from inebriation or fatigue—with phrases like “feeling a bit muzzy” or being “muzzy and confused” adding a vivid layer of sensory experience to the narrative [4][5][6]. Such varied usage enriches character interactions and sets distinctive moods throughout different literary works [7][8][9].
- "Come and sit down, Lizzie," said Muzzy; "I want to talk to you."
— from London's Heart: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon - Going up to him, I clapped him on the back, and cried out— “How goes it, old Muzzy?
— from Athelstane Ford by Allen Upward - "Well, Muzzy, what do you want now?" asks Mr. Sheldrake, with an inward chuckle, knowing the old man's thoughts.
— from London's Heart: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon - "Oh, why did you give me all that brandy, it's made me so muzzy and confused, and there's so much I ought to see to."
— from Jan and Her Job by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker - Head aches a deal and feels muzzy like, and I didn’t sleep quite as I should like.
— from The Black Bar by George Manville Fenn - For two evenings she sat until midnight in a small rear café, again pleasantly muzzy over three glasses of beer and the thick warmth of the room.
— from Gaslight Sonatas by Fannie Hurst - SEE Sinclair, Bertha (Muzzy) BOYD, Mrs. ERNEST SEE Holland, Vyvyan Beresford.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1952 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office - John C. Robinson , Mrs. Ella J. Robinson , Mrs. Lucy Kellogg , Mrs. Mary Muzzy , Mrs. Nora Muzzy and Miss Jennie Barnes L. M.’s.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 41, No. 5, May, 1887 by Various - In his impatience he almost dragged Muzzy to the door.
— from London's Heart: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon