misty
See also: Misty
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmɪsti/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪsti
Adjective
editmisty (comparative mistier, superlative mistiest)
- Covered in mist; foggy.
- It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing!
- (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.
- (figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.
- Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editwith mist; foggy
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with tears in the eyes
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editmisty
- Alternative form of mysty (“misty”)
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editmisty
- Alternative form of mysty (“figurative”)
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