gauzy
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gauzy

adjective \ˈg-zē\
gauz·i·ergauz·i·est

Definition of GAUZY

1
: made of or resembling gauze <gauzy wings>
2
: marked by vagueness, elusiveness, or fuzziness <his gauzy memory of the events> <a gauzy melody>
3
: tending to be or make romantic <gauzy optimism>

Examples of GAUZY

  1. <gauzy curtains that let plenty of light through>
  2. <I have only a gauzy recollection of those long-ago events.>

First Known Use of GAUZY

1760

Rhymes with GAUZY

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