hazy

[hey-zee]

adjective

hazier, haziest 

1. characterized by the presence of haze; misty.

   hazy weather.

   Synonyms: overcast, smoggy, foggy

2. lacking distinctness or clarity; vague; indefinite; obscure; confused.

   a hazy idea.

hazy

/ ˈheɪzɪ /

adjective

1. characterized by reduced visibility; misty

2. indistinct; vague

Other Word Forms

• hazily adverb
• haziness noun
• unhazily adverb
• unhaziness noun
• unhazy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hazy¹

First recorded in 1615–25; earlier hawsey, metathetic variant of unattested Middle English *aswy, Old English haswig “ashen, dusky”; haze ¹, -y ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hazy¹

C17: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

A walkway runs along the length of it, passing by a giant dinosaur skeleton, a beach volleyball pitch and dozens of Googlers lunching under the hazy November sun.

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Woo’s tiny form gets increasingly hazier with every passing second.

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Thus preoccupied with worry and hazy minded from lack of sleep, Penelope gathered her fishing pole, bait, and bucket.

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For millions across northern India, the November air tastes ashy, the sky looks visibly hazy and merely stepping outside feels like a challenge.

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Her mother had grown up under Spain's decades-long dictatorship, which ended in 1975, but the details of her childhood were hazy.

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• murky 
• mushy 
• nebulous 
• opaque 
• overcast 
• smoky 
• soupy 
• vague