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
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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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The details of the bet have become hazy in the intervening 35 years.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
As part of my initiation into beer society, Hoey gave me seven beers to try, ranging from a deep stout to a hoppy hazy India pale ale.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
But there are some situations that look daunting, unbeatable, hazy and chaotic.
—Sonal Jain, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hazy
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 27 Apr. 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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