vaguely, mistily
(adverb) in a vague way; “he looked vaguely familiar”; “he explained it somewhat mistily”
mistily
(adverb) in a misty manner; “the summits of the mountains were mistily purple”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mistily (comparative more mistily, superlative most mistily)
In a misty manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Mist"i*ly, adv.
Definition: With mist; darkly; obscurely.
Mist"y, a. [Compar. Mistier; superl. Mistiest.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
