adj. (old: now recognised).—1.  See quot.

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  c. 1696.  B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. HAZY Weather, when it is Thick, Misty, Foggy.

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  2.  (common).—Stupid with drink; MIXED (q.v.). For synonyms, see DRINKS and SCREWED.

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  1824.  HOOK, Sayings and Doings, 1st. S. ‘Friend of the Family,’ p. 179. One night at a public-house I was foolish enough to brag. HAZY, Sir—you understand? smoking and drinking.

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  1833.  R. H. BARHAM, The Ingoldsby Legends, ‘The Lay of St. Cuthbert,’

            Stamp’d on the jasey  As though he were crazy,
And staggering about just as if he were ‘HAZY.’

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