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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
While the exact origin of 420 becoming the codename for smoking marijuana is hazy, it has been used since the 1970s but became popularized by the Grateful Dead in the 1990s.
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Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
So in other words, the rules surrounding public marijuana consumption are still a bit hazy.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The origins of the dish are a little hazy, with some people pinpointing it to northern Mississippi and Memphis.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024
Details as to what exactly goes into Taylor ham are hazy but the state's love for the dish is clear.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Respondents were also hazy on other economic concepts, such as the relationship between inflation and unemployment.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Next was a round for classic and West Coast-style IPAs, and lastly, a smaller group for hazy IPAs.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Lawmakers point to hard budgetary math and the hazy line between above-and-beyond care that merits payment and the duties all parents owe their children.
—Ted Alcorn Kaiti Sullivan, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
San Francisco’s Hippie Hill will not host the annual pungent, hazy and packed cannabis 420 festival whose roots trace back to the Summer of Love, event organizers announced Monday.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
So in other words, the rules surrounding public marijuana consumption are still a bit hazy.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The origins of the dish are a little hazy, with some people pinpointing it to northern Mississippi and Memphis.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024
Details as to what exactly goes into Taylor ham are hazy but the state's love for the dish is clear.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Respondents were also hazy on other economic concepts, such as the relationship between inflation and unemployment.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Next was a round for classic and West Coast-style IPAs, and lastly, a smaller group for hazy IPAs.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Lawmakers point to hard budgetary math and the hazy line between above-and-beyond care that merits payment and the duties all parents owe their children.
—Ted Alcorn Kaiti Sullivan, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
San Francisco’s Hippie Hill will not host the annual pungent, hazy and packed cannabis 420 festival whose roots trace back to the Summer of Love, event organizers announced Monday.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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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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