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hazy.

Thick or obscured with haze.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈheɪzi/UK, US
  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
  4. Faded.

Where this word comes from

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 *ḱeh₂s- (“bright grey”). By surface analysis, haze + -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.

noun/ˈheɪzi/UK, US
  1. A variety of beer (typically a pale ale, India pale ale, or double India pale ale) golden in color with softer mouthfeel and sweeter taste than its non-hazy counterpart.

    What hazies do you have on tap?
Where this word comes from

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 *ḱeh₂s- (“bright grey”). By surface analysis, haze + -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.

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