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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Binoculars show it as a hazy spot of light, but its full splendor is revealed only through a large telescope.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed hazy skies and the smell of smoke across the region, attributing the conditions to smoke trapped in a sinking air mass above the Northeast.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
There is a long history of countries paying above-market prices for LNG supplies, where ‘market prices’ are a hazy metric.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
But over the past five years he’s been considerably more hazy about the release of the Epstein tapes, waving off any inquiries about their whereabouts.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed hazy skies and the smell of smoke across the region, attributing the conditions to smoke trapped in a sinking air mass above the Northeast.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
There is a long history of countries paying above-market prices for LNG supplies, where ‘market prices’ are a hazy metric.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
But over the past five years he’s been considerably more hazy about the release of the Epstein tapes, waving off any inquiries about their whereabouts.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 2 Aug. 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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