hazy

Etymology

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”), surface analysis as haze + -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.

adj

  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

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