hazy

English

Etymology

From earlier hawsey (1625), a nautical term of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *hasi, *haswy, from Old English haswiġ (“grey; ashen; dusky”), from Old English hasu (“dusky; grey; ashen”), from Proto-Germanic *haswaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas(w)- (“bright grey”), surface analysis as haze +‎ -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈheɪzi/
  • Rhymes: -eɪzi

Adjective

hazy (comparative hazier, superlative haziest)

  1. Thick or obscured with haze.
    a hazy view of the polluted city street
  2. Not clear or transparent.
  3. Obscure; confused; not clear.
    a hazy argument
    a hazy intellect

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Further reading

  • hazy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • hazy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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