hazier; haziest
Synonyms of hazynext
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
also : uncertain
I'm hazy on that point
3
: cloudy sense 7
a hazy beer
hazily adverb
haziness noun

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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Tripping Animals in Doral goes playful and hop-forward, cans as cheeky as the hazy IPAs, the room buzzing like a backyard party. Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026 Summer nights, by contrast, tend to hang onto humidity, leaving the sky hazy and washed out. Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2026 And try to summon, from our pallid, hazy situation, vistas of the sort that draw so sweet and pure a gaze. David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 The pair’s guidelines for what makes a record fit each season are hazy (and often based on personal associations), but their passion and musical know-how help the conversation transcend what may seem like an argument about an arbitrary classification. Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hazy

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hazy was in 1582

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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

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
hazily adverb
haziness noun

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