Definition of HAZY

hazy

Meanings

Plural: hazies

Adjective Satellite

  • filled or abounding with fog or mist
  • indistinct or hazy in outline

Adj

  • Thick or obscured with haze.
  • Not clear or transparent.
  • Obscure; confused; not clear.

Noun

  • 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.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 19

hazy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hazy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hazy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

hazy is a valid Words With Friends word