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
3
: cloudy sense 7
a hazy beer
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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Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Just like the hazy days post-Christmas and pre-New Year’s in which the film takes place, Boys Go to Jupiter is dreamy, melancholic, and steeped in blurry sentimentality.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Mars’ clash with blurry Neptune amplifies the risk of addictive tendencies, hazy boundaries, and fraudulent behavior!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
Comets that originate in our solar system typically have both of these tails, as well as a hazy coma surrounding a solid core made of rock, gas, dust and ice leftover from the formation of the sun, planets or other celestial bodies.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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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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