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misty

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪsti/

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Definition of misty

adjective (mistier, mistiest)

  • full of, covered with, or accompanied by mist:the evening was cold and misty the misty air above the frozen river
  • (of a person’s eyes) full of tears so as to blur the vision: it was their last night and Ruth turned her misty eyes to Fernando
  • indistinct or dim in outline:a misty out-of-focus silhouette figurativea few misty memories
  • (of a colour) not bright; soft:a misty pink

Derivatives

mistily

adverb

mistiness

noun

Origin:

Old English mistig (see mist)

misty in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of misty in the US English dictionary