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Webster 1913 Edition

Hazy

Ha′zy

(hā′zy̆)
,
Adj.
[From
Haze
,
Noun.
]
1.
Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent.
“A tender, hazy brightness.”
Wordsworth.
2.
Obscure; confused; not clear;
as, a
hazy
argument; a
hazy
intellect.
Mrs. Gore.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hazy

HA'ZY

,
Adj.
[See Haze.] Foggy; misty; thick with vapor; as hazy weather; the hazy north.

Definition 2024

hazy

hazy

English

Adjective

hazy ‎(comparative hazier, superlative haziest)

  1. Thick or obscured with haze
  2. Not clear or transparent.
  3. Obscure; confused; not clear
    a hazy argument
    a hazy intellect

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Translations

External links

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

Etymology

Hawsey, 1625, of unsure origin. Possibly from Middle English *hasi, from Old English haswiġ ‎(“grey”), from Old English hasu ‎(“dusky, grey, ashen”), from Proto-Germanic *haswaz ‎(“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas(w)- ‎(“bright grey”), equivalent to haze +‎ -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.

Pronunciation

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

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