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MISTY
brumous, foggy, hazy, misty
(adjective) filled or abounding with fog or mist; “a brumous October morning”
misty
(adjective) wet with mist; “the misty evening”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Misty
A female given name from English, reasonably popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Anagrams
• stimy
Etymology
Adjective
misty (comparative mistier, superlative mistiest)
Covered in mist; foggy.
(figuratively) Dim; vague; obscure.
(figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.
Anagrams
• stimy
Source: Wiktionary
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
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