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Still, it is clearly pedantic to avoid the obvious by clothing it in befogged terminology, as one might by writing arenaceous or sabulous for sandy, immund for dirty, nates for buttocks, or venenate for poison (vb.).

—VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 3

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confused and vague; used especially of thinking.

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stupefied by alcoholic drink

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Still, it is clearly pedantic to avoid the obvious by clothing it in befogged terminology, as one might by writing arenaceous or sabulous for sandy, immund for dirty, nates for buttocks, or venenate for poison (vb.). — VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 3
Slowly, laboriously, I assembled a few facts in the befogged recesses of my mind, and no matter how I reassembled them those facts formed the same mosaic every time. — The Satan Bug
Cerryl took Leyladin's arm to guide her across a puddle as they turned westward from the befogged and darkened Market Square. — Colors of Chaos
Concentrating was hard, with his sleep-befogged mind and headache. — Colors of Chaos
He sprawled on his back, panted. — The White Rose