hazy

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈheɪzi/ Rhymes: -eɪzi === Adjective === hazy (comparative hazier, superlative haziest) Thick or obscured with haze. Not clear or transparent. Obscure; confused; not clear. ==== Synonyms ==== (thick with haze): hazed; see also Thesaurus:nebulous (not clear or transparent): blurry, fuzzy, ill-defined; see also Thesaurus:indistinct (obscure, confused): ambiguous, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:vague ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === hazy (plural hazies) 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. ==== Further reading ==== “hazy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hazy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === yazh