Hypertext Webster Gateway: "misty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
misty
adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October
morning" [syn: {brumous}, {foggy}, {hazy}]
2: wet with mist; "the misty evening"
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