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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Though his time with his father ended at an age when memories are hazy for most, Sean’s recollections are unusually vivid.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
But whether Harris would wholeheartedly support natural gas, including critical pipeline infrastructure to transport that gas for power generation, home heating and export to U.S. allies, is still hazy.
—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The ideal gas law (PV=nRT, if high school chemistry is just a hazy memory) tells us that when the pressure on a gas increases, its temperature does too.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
All this to say: the answer is Trump is a billionaire, and certainly asset rich, but the numbers are hazy and the total is in flux.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
But whether Harris would wholeheartedly support natural gas, including critical pipeline infrastructure to transport that gas for power generation, home heating and export to U.S. allies, is still hazy.
—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The ideal gas law (PV=nRT, if high school chemistry is just a hazy memory) tells us that when the pressure on a gas increases, its temperature does too.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
All this to say: the answer is Trump is a billionaire, and certainly asset rich, but the numbers are hazy and the total is in flux.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 29 Nov. 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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