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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The fires, which Detroiters well know, are generating smoke that is wafting south and east, and affecting air quality and turning the sky hazy.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2023
A lot of what happened that day remains hazy, kind of a blur.
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Skies will be hazy through the morning, and then some clearing is expected.
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Lynch is a former lead brewer at Trap Door Brewing, an operation just down the street from Irrelevant that is renowned for its quality beers across styles — but especially some of the region’s best hazy IPAs.
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Under questioning by Banda’s attorney, the woman admitted her memory was hazy.
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The diagnosis, the subsequent treatment and then the stem cell transplant in July of 2020 are hazy memories.
—Mike Hutton, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
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The skies were hazy for the annual Wisconsin Observers Weekend hosted by Newstar, a club for stargazers in northeastern Wisconsin.
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However, just below his hazy clouds and boozy romanticism laid the heart of a ruminative, cuttingly counter-cultural short story writer.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2023
A lot of what happened that day remains hazy, kind of a blur.
—Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
Skies will be hazy through the morning, and then some clearing is expected.
—oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023
Lynch is a former lead brewer at Trap Door Brewing, an operation just down the street from Irrelevant that is renowned for its quality beers across styles — but especially some of the region’s best hazy IPAs.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
Under questioning by Banda’s attorney, the woman admitted her memory was hazy.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
The diagnosis, the subsequent treatment and then the stem cell transplant in July of 2020 are hazy memories.
—Mike Hutton, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
Here are the five international dark sky places closest to Wisconsin
The skies were hazy for the annual Wisconsin Observers Weekend hosted by Newstar, a club for stargazers in northeastern Wisconsin.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
However, just below his hazy clouds and boozy romanticism laid the heart of a ruminative, cuttingly counter-cultural short story writer.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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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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