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misty

[ mis-tee ]

adjective

mistier, mistiest.
  1. abounding in or clouded by mist.
  2. of the nature of or consisting of mist.
  3. appearing as if seen through mist; indistinct or blurred in form or outline.
  4. obscure; vague.


misty

/ ˈmɪstɪ /

adjective

  1. consisting of or resembling mist
  2. obscured by or as if by mist
  3. indistinct; blurred

    the misty past

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmistiness, noun
  • ˈmistily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • misti·ly adverb
  • misti·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of misty1

before 900; Middle English; Old English mistig. See mist, -y 1
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Example Sentences

Murky and misty streets, coughing townsfolk, and the distant toll of a plague doctor's bell all feature in Hogne's most-watched video, which has racked up 53 million views.

From BBC

Coffee, phone calls and Word Cookies I like to wake up in the morning and sit with my cup of coffee and enjoy the misty air that comes in off of Santa Monica.

The cool, humid, misty, foggy early morning marine layer in Santa Monica.

On a misty and mild winter's day, the platform loomed up beneath a giant red and white crane, boasting a gleaming aluminium helipad and a bright orange lifeboat.

From BBC

In the spring of 1977, President Jimmy Carter, the former peanut farmer who had just taken office, was offered a big gift — if you can call it that — from the misty Northern California coast.

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