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
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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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By the time authorities started asking questions days later, memories of partygoers were hazy.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
For instance, sky-gazers should avoid beaches where the skies tend to be hazy and instead find a mountaintop.
—Gina Park, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
The alleged victim believed something may have been slipped into her drink because her memory of the night’s events was hazy.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Don’t just give the hack commentators an angle for criticism based on a couple of hazy anecdotes — troll them into writing even dumber columns.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
For instance, sky-gazers should avoid beaches where the skies tend to be hazy and instead find a mountaintop.
—Gina Park, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
The alleged victim believed something may have been slipped into her drink because her memory of the night’s events was hazy.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Don’t just give the hack commentators an angle for criticism based on a couple of hazy anecdotes — troll them into writing even dumber columns.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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