misty

[ mis-tee ]

/ ˈmɪs ti /

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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.

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Origin of misty

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

Related formsmist·i·ly, adverbmist·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for misty

The house was very silent now, and not a sound came up from the misty streets.
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The unspoken question that hovers uneasily in the misty air is: how well do we ever know anyone, even our family members?
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Misty Benjamin has photos of the Aurora, Colo., shooter in her wallet and on her bedroom walls.
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See John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and others get misty.
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On the subject of Cuba and Fidel Castro, he breaks out the misty fatigues as well, calling him “a liberator.”
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As far as the eye could see on either side stretched the misty shape.
Nedra|George Barr McCutcheon
His thick hair and scraggy neck gave witness of unreadiness and through his misty glasses weak eyes looked up pleading.
Ulysses|James Joyce
Where the brown fog warms to a misty, golden glow you know there are shop windows.
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Opening it, she found a misty and ample veil of finest tulle, simply hemmed with a heavy thread of silk.
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Misty forms shaded to ghost-gray seemed to steal out and group themselves about her dead.
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British Dictionary definitions for misty

misty

/ (ˈmɪstɪ) /

adjective mistier or mistiest

consisting of or resembling mist

obscured by or as if by mist

indistinct; blurredthe misty past

Derived Formsmistily, adverbmistiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for misty

misty

adj.

Old English mistig; see mist (n.) + -y (2). Related: Mistily; mistiness.

misty

adjective, mist·i·er, mist·i·est.

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