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mist⋅y

  [mis-tee]
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–adjective, mist⋅i⋅er, mist⋅i⋅est.
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.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE mistig. See mist, -y 1

Related forms:
mist⋅i⋅ly, adverb
mist⋅i⋅ness, noun
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mist·y   (mĭs'tē)   
adj.   mist·i·er, mist·i·est
  1. Consisting of or marked by mist: a misty rain; a misty night.
  2. Obscured or clouded by or as if by mist: far-off, misty mountains.
    1. Vague; hazy: a misty recollection of a dream.
    2. Full of tender emotion; sentimental: a love story that left us feeling misty and sad.
mist'i·ly adv., mist'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Misty

Mist"y\, a. [Compar. Mistier; superl. Mistiest.] [AS. mistig. See Mist. In some senses misty has been confused with mystic.]

1. Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere.

2. Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty sight.

The more I muse therein [theology], The mistier it seemeth. --Piers Plowman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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