hazier; haziest
1
: made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze entry 1 sense 1a)
hazy weather
a hazy view of the mountains
2
: vague, indefinite
has only a hazy recollection
3
: cloudy sense 7
a hazy beer
Examples of hazy in a Sentence
We had only a hazy view of the mountain.
He gave us a hazy account of how he had spent the last two weeks.
She has only hazy memories of the accident.
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Scratches, streaks, and a hazy appearance are common results of treating oven glass like any other surface, especially when stains have been baked on for some time.
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Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 June 2026
Three signature beer varieties were poured by the craft brewery, including its Kit Kupker, an amber ale; Devil’s Paint Box, a West Coast IPA; and Honest Haze, a hazy IPA.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
This has triggered criticism, an apparent training-ground row and, remarkably, an Mbappe Fuera (Mbappe Out) petition which claims to have collected 96 million signatures — even if the capturing and methodology on that one is hazy, to put it mildly.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The galaxy has low surface brightness, so the stars in the image's background appear faint and almost hazy.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 June 2026
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Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 June 2026
Three signature beer varieties were poured by the craft brewery, including its Kit Kupker, an amber ale; Devil’s Paint Box, a West Coast IPA; and Honest Haze, a hazy IPA.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
This has triggered criticism, an apparent training-ground row and, remarkably, an Mbappe Fuera (Mbappe Out) petition which claims to have collected 96 million signatures — even if the capturing and methodology on that one is hazy, to put it mildly.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 June 2026
The galaxy has low surface brightness, so the stars in the image's background appear faint and almost hazy.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 June 2026
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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hazy
adjective
hazier; haziest
1
: partly hidden or darkened by or as if by haze
hazy weather
2
: vague sense 2, indefinite
a hazy idea
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