misty

[ mis-tee ]

/ ˈmɪs ti /

adjective, mist·i·er, mist·i·est.

abounding in or clouded by mist.

of the nature of or consisting of mist.

appearing as if seen through mist; indistinct or blurred in form or outline.

obscure; vague.

Words nearby misty

mistress of the robes, mistrial, mistrust, mistrustful, mistryst, misty, misty-eyed, misunderstand, misunderstanding, misunderstood, misusage

Origin of misty

before 900; Middle English; Old English mistig. See mist, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM misty

mist·i·ly, adverbmist·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for mistily

The drugged Edwin himself would remember the circumstances but mistily: his evidence would be of no value against Jasper.
The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot|Andrew Lang
Mistily he saw the hairy-coated Germans moving about on the forward deck.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound|Alice B. Emerson
At last the ravine stopped abruptly against a sandstone barrier over which the little stream fell lazily and mistily.
I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford
Softly her eyes unclosed now, and mistily as yet their gaze dwelt upon me.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 5|Various

They ate the beam and vanished as mistily as before, little glowing things that ate and died.
Empire|Clifford Donald Simak

British Dictionary definitions for mistily

misty

/ (ˈmɪstɪ) /

adjective mistier or mistiest

consisting of or resembling mist

obscured by or as if by mist

indistinct; blurredthe misty past

Derived forms of misty

mistily, adverbmistiness, noun

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