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
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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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Rockdale County officials today plan to lift a shelter-in-place recommendation prompted by the smelly, hazy plume emitting from a pool chemical company in Conyers.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
For a lot of people, the most incongruous is probably Midnights — a lot of people were confused by this ‘70s aesthetic, like this smoky, hazy, wood scratched floors and vinyl and patchouli scented air…..and then this huge kind of return to shiny pop.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
But the sector has been fairly cautious when putting gen AI into production due to high regulatory constraints, fears over protecting customer data, and questions about high costs with hazy details concerning what the return on investment should be.
—Byjohn Kell, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
But, unlike romantic breakups, which often have clear beginnings and endings, the dissolution of friendships can be hazy and imprecise.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
For a lot of people, the most incongruous is probably Midnights — a lot of people were confused by this ‘70s aesthetic, like this smoky, hazy, wood scratched floors and vinyl and patchouli scented air…..and then this huge kind of return to shiny pop.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
But the sector has been fairly cautious when putting gen AI into production due to high regulatory constraints, fears over protecting customer data, and questions about high costs with hazy details concerning what the return on investment should be.
—Byjohn Kell, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
But, unlike romantic breakups, which often have clear beginnings and endings, the dissolution of friendships can be hazy and imprecise.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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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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