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misty Definition

misty (mis)

adjective misti·er, misti·est

  1. of, or having the nature of, mist
  2. characterized by or covered with mist
    1. blurred or dimmed, as by mist; indistinct
    2. obscure or vague

Etymology: ME misti < OE mistig

misty Related Forms

misti·ly adverb misti·ness noun

misty Synonyms

misty

modif.

dim, foggy, hazy, murky, shrouded, obscure, enveloped in mist, enveloped in spray; see also dark 1.

misty Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • drizzle: At dusk it became misty with drizzle later in the night.
  • rain: The morning was very misty with slight rain or drizzle.

Infinitive complement

see: It was much too misty to see what was going on on the ground.

Modifies a noun

  • drizzle: The dark stonewalls separating the fields contributed to the stark scene and the dampness from the fine misty drizzle penetrated his bones.
  • moor: Away from the misty moors, it is the leafy lanes of South Cornwall which are thought to be haunted by the past.
  • morning: On misty mornings the fens can almost look like a sea of water.
  • dawn: Hyn awoke to the misty gray dawn in panic.
  • cloud: The day was mainly sunny with early misty cloud burning off during the morning leaving smoke haze.
  • rain: It was nothing special: Mount Lu in misty rain; the River Che at high tide.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: Woke up to a slightly misty morning - hope we will actually be able to see the site.
  • rather: Wast Hill tunnel rather misty, we passed an Anglo Welsh boat coming through.
  • too: It was much too misty to see what was going on on the ground.
  • very: The morning was very misty with slight rain or drizzle.
  • still: There will be bright or sunny spells across much of the UK, although still misty in the southwest.
  • so: America would just be coming on-line about now... " Why's it so misty?

Used with adjective complement

  • become: During the afternoon however, western coasts may become misty with some sea fog possible.
  • get: I can get misty eyed just thinking about ' The Pact ' .
  • remain: Some drizzle also fell over N England and E Scotland, and it remained rather misty across England under the cloudy skies.
  • dawn: Saturday dawned misty with a poor forecast for the day - rain and wind.
  • go: One dream was definitely the saddest, yet clearest thought I've ever had, ( tho it's gone misty already ).