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hazy

[hey-zee]

adjective

hazier, haziest 
  1. characterized by the presence of haze; misty.

    hazy weather.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. lacking distinctness or clarity; vague; indefinite; obscure; confused.

    a hazy idea.



hazy

/ ˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by reduced visibility; misty

  2. indistinct; vague

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • hazily adverb
  • haziness noun
  • unhazily adverb
  • unhaziness noun
  • unhazy adjective
  • ˈ󲹳 adverb
  • ˈ󲹳Ա noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hazy1

C17: of unknown origin
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Marines on Tuesday in what some called an unprecedented and potentially explosive deployment of active-duty troops with hazy mission objectives.

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Although my memory is hazy, I recall my toddler’s delight: a car could think, move and communicate like a real person, even chauffeuring the romantic leads to their honeymoon.

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But “Fear Street: Prom Queen” treats the curse as an Easter egg and rests on a hazy formulation of human cruelty as its villain instead.

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It’s where the sunshine gets that hazy quality from, saying nothing about the smog.

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Just last April, the international flight I was in had to circle in the sky nearly 20 times before landing in Kathmandu, because of the hazy weather impacting visibility at the airport.

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