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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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
The hazy, blasé Pharrell hook ups the sense that Kendrick is alone amid the Compton chaos.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The unblinking eye of the camera serves to document exactly what happened during an encounter when human memories sometimes get hazy.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Other women who have spoken to the Miami Herald are reading the news stories and trying to piece together hazy memories, deciding whether to file complaints.
—Ana Claudia Chacin and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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