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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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Without a college players’ union to oversee them, sports agents operate in a hazier space when pursuing college athletes as clients.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Much of the production is supremely pleasant to listen to, but just as hazy and confused as the plot, splitting between spacey expanses of synth and dramatic eruptions.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
While Maiava’s future at quarterback seems bright, the forthcoming quarterback lineage at USC remains hazy.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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