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hazy

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ha⋅zy

  [hey-zee]
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–adjective, -zi⋅er, -zi⋅est.
1. characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
2. lacking distinctness or clarity; vague; indefinite; obscure; confused: a hazy idea.
Origin:
1615–25; earlier hawsey, metathetic var. of ME *haswy, OE haswig ashen, dusky. See haze 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
ha⋅zi⋅ly, adverb
ha⋅zi⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. foggy, smoggy, overcast.
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haz·y   (hā'zē)   
adj.   haz·i·er, haz·i·est
  1. Marked by the presence of haze; misty: hazy sunshine.
  2. Unclear, confused, or uncertain: I have only a hazy notion of what she wants. I'm a bit hazy on the new budget.

[Origin unknown.]
haz'i·ly adv., haz'i·ness n.
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Hazy

Ha"zy\, a. [From Haze, n.]

1. Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent. "A tender, hazy brightness." --Wordsworth.

2. Obscure; confused; not clear; as, a hazy argument; a hazy intellect. --Mrs. Gore.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : hazy
Spanish: brumoso, calinoso,
German: dunstig,
Japanese: かすんだ
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hazy 
1625, hawsey, nautical, of unknown origin. Some connect it with Ger. hase "hare," an animal which plays an important part in Gmc. folklore, with many supernatural and unlucky aspects in medieval times (among the superstitions: a dead hare should not be brought aboard a fishing ship, and the word hare should not be spoken at sea). Another suggestion is O.E. hasu, haswe "gray." Haze (n.) is from 1706, probably a back-formation. Sense of "confusion, vagueness" is 1797.The Eng. differentiation of mist, fog, haze is unmatched in other languages (where the same word generally covers all three and often "cloud" as well), and may be a reflection of the Eng. climate.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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