See also: Misty

English edit

 
A misty morning

Etymology edit

From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English mistiġ (misty, dark); equivalent to mist +‎ -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (misty), Dutch mistig (misty, foggy), Middle Low German mistich (foggy).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪsti/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪsti

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misty (comparative mistier, superlative mistiest)

  1. Covered in mist; foggy.
    It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing!
  2. (figuratively) Dim; vague; obscure.
    a misty memory of his childhood
    • 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 10:
      My remembrances of the place and its people are misty — all about it seem more like something I once saw in a dream, but whose characters time has effaced.
  3. (figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.
    Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.

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misty

  1. Alternative form of mysty (misty)

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misty

  1. Alternative form of mysty (figurative)