2. Obscure; confused; not clear; as, a hazy argument; a hazy intellect. --Mrs. Gore. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Hazy — *Hazy Islands Wilderness, a 32 acre (0.13 km²) wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. *Steven F. Udvar Hazy, Chairman and CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) *Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center, the Smithsonian National Air and… … Wikipedia
hazy — [adj1] cloudy bleared, bleary, blurred, blurry, clouded, crepuscular, dim, dull, dusky, faint, foggy, frosty, fuliginous, fumy, fuzzy, gauzy, indefinite, indistinct, misty, murky, mushy*, nebulous, obfuscated, obfuscous, obscure, opaque, overcast … New thesaurus
hazy — [hā′zē] adj. hazier, haziest [prob. < or akin to OE hasu, haswig, gray, dusky (akin to MHG heswe, pale): cf. HARE] 1. filled with haze; somewhat foggy, misty, or smoky 2. somewhat vague, obscure, confused, or indefinite [hazy thinking] hazily… … English World dictionary
hazy — index dubious, equivocal, indeterminate, indistinct, inexact, nebulous, opaque, unclear Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
hazy — (adj.) 1620s, hawsey, nautical, of unknown origin. Some connect it with Ger. hase hare, an animal which plays an important part in Germanic folklore, with many supernatural and unlucky aspects in medieval times (among the superstitions: a dead… … Etymology dictionary
hazy — ► ADJECTIVE (hazier, haziest) 1) covered by a haze. 2) vague, indistinct, or ill defined. DERIVATIVES hazily adverb haziness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
hazy — [[t]he͟ɪzi[/t]] hazier, haziest 1) ADJ GRADED Hazy weather conditions are those in which things are difficult to see, because of light mist, hot air, or dust. The air was thin and crisp, filled with hazy sunshine and frost... The floodlights were … English dictionary
hazy — adj. 1 not clear because the air is difficult to see through VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ The distant mountains looked hazy and mysterious. ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
hazy — UK [ˈheɪzɪ] / US adjective Word forms hazy : adjective hazy comparative hazier superlative haziest 1) not clear because there is smoke, dust, or water in the air hazy sunshine 2) if you feel hazy, or if the place you are in seems hazy, you cannot … English dictionary
hazy — haz|y [ˈheızi] adj 1.) air that is hazy is not clear because there is a lot of smoke, dust, or mist in it ▪ hazy sunshine 2.) an idea, memory etc that is hazy is not clear or exact ▪ My memories of the holiday are rather hazy. hazy about ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
