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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While brands like Red Bull, Monster, and 5 Hour Energy have defined the category since the ’90s, many newer energy drinks like Celsius occupy a hazy category the industry has collectively identified as wellness adjacent.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2024
The sample image above shows a hazy original photo detail on the left, DxO PhotoLab's ClearView Plus applied in the middle, and Adobe Lightroom's Dehaze on the right.
—PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
In the photo released Monday, the submersible’s broken tail cone is seen on the hazy blue floor of the North Atlantic Ocean.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
Growing up with hazy air, in a neighborhood hemmed in by the 10 and 110 freeways, Patel almost collapsed one day in front of his sixth-grade class when his heart suddenly started pounding at more than 300 beats per minute.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Sep. 2024
The sample image above shows a hazy original photo detail on the left, DxO PhotoLab's ClearView Plus applied in the middle, and Adobe Lightroom's Dehaze on the right.
—PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
In the photo released Monday, the submersible’s broken tail cone is seen on the hazy blue floor of the North Atlantic Ocean.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
Growing up with hazy air, in a neighborhood hemmed in by the 10 and 110 freeways, Patel almost collapsed one day in front of his sixth-grade class when his heart suddenly started pounding at more than 300 beats per minute.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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