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
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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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Our picture of what is happening and probably will happen on Earth is less hazy than it’s ever been.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Beers touch on all styles from Pilsner to a hazy fruit double IPA (DIPA).
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The zodiacal light is a phenomenon that can occur just after sunset or before sunrise, where tiny particles of dust in the atmosphere scatter the sunlight to create the band of hazy blue light glowing in the sky.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Outer Range Brewing's flagship brewery (its second location is in the Alps) is the place to get a hazy IPA with big flavor and little bite.
—John Frank, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Beers touch on all styles from Pilsner to a hazy fruit double IPA (DIPA).
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The zodiacal light is a phenomenon that can occur just after sunset or before sunrise, where tiny particles of dust in the atmosphere scatter the sunlight to create the band of hazy blue light glowing in the sky.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Outer Range Brewing's flagship brewery (its second location is in the Alps) is the place to get a hazy IPA with big flavor and little bite.
—John Frank, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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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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