hazy
pronunciation
How to pronounce hazy in British English:
UK [ˈheɪzi]
How to pronounce hazy in American English:
US [ˈhezi]
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- Adjective:
- filled or abounding with fog or mist
- indistinct or hazy in outline
Word Origin
- hazy (adj.)
- 1620s, hawsey, nautical, of unknown origin. Some connect it with German 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 hare should not be brought aboard a fishing ship, and the word hare should not be spoken at sea). Another suggestion is Old English hasu, haswe "gray." Related: Hazily; haziness.
Example
- 1. How the un calculated these figures is hazy .
- 2. The dividing line between foods and medicines has always been a hazy one .
- 3. Their grasp of the geopolitics is sometimes hazy , but their memories of shootings and deportations are sharp .
- 4. Window cleaners hang from the side of a building on an extremely hazy day in beijing oct. 26 , 2012 .
- 5. Mr harkaway 's construct of urm has a similarly hazy quality : what is stated becomes real within the story .