hazy
adjective
- having obscurred visibility (like or from the weather condition)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈheɪzi/
adj
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”). By surface analysis, haze + -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.
- Thick or obscured with haze.
“a hazy view of the polluted city street”
- Not clear or transparent.
“Furthermore, kymographic pictures are hazy and sometimes distorted, while the pictures obtained by diagraphy are sharp and unobstructed.”
- Obscure; confused; not clear.
“a hazy argument”
“a hazy intellect”
noun
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”). By surface analysis, haze + -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.
- 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?”
“It's the craft beer style that has taken the brewing world, and the Internet, by storm. But what exactly is a hazy?”