adjective
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characterized by reduced visibility; misty
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indistinct; vague
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Origin of hazy
First recorded in 1615–25; earlier hawsey, metathetic variant of unattested Middle English *aswy, Old English haswig “ashen, dusky”; see haze 1, -y 1
Explanation
If it's hazy, it's definitely not clear — there's fog, mist, smoke or something like that blurring the view. Hazy usually describes a sky that's fogged over or otherwise unclear. But if you're feeling a little uncertain or unsure about something, with only a bleary outline in your mind, you could say you're a bit hazy on the details.
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The hazy love melody “Tremenda,” for example, underscores an intense yearning for connection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Rahele Jomepour Bell’s deft use of acrylic paint and soft pastels evokes a world of hazy tranquility, a palette of greens, golds and oranges imbuing each page with a palpable warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But Tammy Beaumont had little time to dwell on a hazy blur of tiredness or the overwhelming excitement at new-found freedom, as she went straight from Loughborough to her England debut in the Caribbean.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Other ships could be seen on the hazy horizon, apparently waiting their turn to dock and unload, the eyewitness said, requesting anonymity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
When I try to put together the rest of July 5, 1906, it seems hazy.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
While the conveyor belt helps create a pretty clear link between El Niño and wildfire activity in the Southern U.S., the picture up north is hazier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The skies were hazier when he lived closer to Houston, Gonzalez said, and he isn’t worried.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
But this year, the race only became hazier and more bizarre as time went on.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2025
But as the finish line got closer, the verdicts became hazier.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
Spots were forming in his vision, the world growing hazier by the second.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
What actual filmmaking does occur in Didion’s cautionary tale takes place “off-screen” — on location, in the desert, for projects about which even the haziest detail is withheld.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
I had only the haziest idea of what I might find there when I turned up at the Havana airport before dawn to catch a propeller plane.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2018
And Jimmer was Jimmer, capable of carpet-bombing the best teams, but Gonzaga never had the haziest answer.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2012
And so, in honor of the laziest, haziest time of year, we present a few handy rules for living, courtesy of the greatest summer-camp movies of all time.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2011
Charlie himself had had many homes, going so far back that he only had the vaguest, haziest memories of them.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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