Hazy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪzi

Origin

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.

Full definition of hazy

Adjective

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

Derived terms

• hazily
• haziness