hazy

adjective

ˈhā-zē 

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

also : uncertain

I'm hazy on that point

hazily

ˈhā-zə-lē 

adverb

haziness

ˈhā-zē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• misty
• murky
• rainy
• clouded
• foggy

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hazy

• crazy
• daisy
• lazy
• calabrese

Kids Definition

hazy

adjective

ˈhā-zē 

hazier; haziest

1

: partly hidden or darkened by or as if by haze

hazy weather

2

: vague sense 2, indefinite

a hazy idea

hazily

-zə-lē 

adverb

haziness

-zē-nəs 

noun