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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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
North and central Georgia are also expected to see hazy skies as smoke from fires in northern Florida and southern Georgia is carried northward, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
As for Ophelia herself, Matthews’ performance hints at the character’s resilience, vulnerability and optimism, but her arc remains hazy, due to the meandering dialogue and lack of a clear plot.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
North and central Georgia are also expected to see hazy skies as smoke from fires in northern Florida and southern Georgia is carried northward, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
As for Ophelia herself, Matthews’ performance hints at the character’s resilience, vulnerability and optimism, but her arc remains hazy, due to the meandering dialogue and lack of a clear plot.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Beats that might once have been framed through a hazy, absurdist lens now play as something much more fatalistic and frightening.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hazy
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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