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hazily

hazily

1 4.7
In a way that is not clear, like things seen through light fog
  • adverb
  • /ˈheɪzɪli/
translation icon : de manera confusa
  • The mechanisms and causal chains between climate effects in the physical realm and security outcomes are only hazily understood.
  • hazily defined
  • thought hazily

Examples

  • The memories of that day came back hazily, like a dream I could barely recall.

  • You are likely right; it was a hazily remembered conversation from last week.

    Blog text (3)
  • This September afternoon was hazily dry...

    Fiction book (1992)
  • "Yes," his father said hazily.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The prospect was hazily thrilling.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Outside, his double hovered hazily above the ordered traffic.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • For the great majority of Americans, Canada is simply there, rarely a problem, hazily understood, and easily stereotyped.

    Academic text (1998)
  • He wondered, hazily, what kind of pension a guard was entitled to for taking a single punch.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • After waking up from the anesthesia, she hazily remembered the doctor's instructions.

  • As he spoke, his thoughts seemed to flow out hazily, lacking clarity and focus.

Antonyms

881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

76 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

How Clear

clearly
881 1.0
vaguely
115 3.9
hazily
1 4.7
obscurely
2 7.7
murkily
1 7.5

Surface Forms

hazily positive

Morphology

hazily = hazy (transparent) = hazy + ly

Formed by the adjective 'hazy' plus the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', so the adverbial meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Hazily comes from the word haze, which means 'mist' or 'something that makes things unclear'. So to do something hazily is like looking through fog — you see it in a blurry, unclear way.