hazy

[ hey-zee ]

adjective

, ha·zi·er, ha·zi·est.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈhazily, adverb
• ˈhaziness, noun

Other Words From

• hazi·ly adverb
• hazi·ness noun
• un·hazi·ly adverb
• un·hazi·ness noun
• un·hazy 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

When the Mountain fire broke out more than two weeks ago, Samuel and Florentino witnessed the all-too familiar hazy, gray sky and the smell of smoke as they harvested strawberries in an Oxnard field.

From Los Angeles Times

New York Fashion Week this year was fun, hazy times.

From Los Angeles Times

With their hazy, smeared-on texture, Powder Kiss and similarly blurry formulas do the work for you of running into a wall or making out with someone you only kind of like.

From Los Angeles Times

His explanation, delivered haltingly, amounted to a hazy assumption that, since Dominique Pelicot had told him his wife was a consenting partner in a sex game, he had not given the matter any more thought.

From BBC

He was a little hazy on the details.

From BBC

Related Words

• blurred
• blurry
• clouded
• dim
• dull
• dusky
• faint
• foggy
• frosty
• fuzzy
• misty
• murky
• mushy
• nebulous
• opaque
• overcast
• smoky
• soupy
• vague