hazy

adjective, ha·zi·er, ha·zi·est.

characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.

lacking distinctness or clarity; vague; indefinite; obscure; confused: a hazy idea.

Origin:
1615–25; earlier hawsey, metathetic variant of Middle English *haswy, Old English haswig ashen, dusky. See haze¹, -y¹

Related forms

ha·zi·ly, adverb

ha·zi·ness, noun

un·ha·zi·ly, adverb

un·ha·zi·ness, noun

un·ha·zy, adjective

Synonyms
1. foggy, smoggy, overcast.

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hazy (ˈheɪzɪ)

—*adj* , -zier, -ziest
1.	characterized by reduced visibility; misty
2.	indistinct; vague

[C17: of unknown origin]

'hazily

—*adv*

'haziness

—n

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Word Origin & History

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.

Example sentences

Before that, the accuracy of the dating technique gets hazy.

Endless acres of gently undulating farmland drift off towards a hazy horizon.

They gathered by the sea during the hazy summer, and at first life couldn't

have been sweeter.

And then out of the blue, or rather, out of the blue hazy mountains in.

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