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adjective
- 1. full of, covered with, or accompanied by mist: "the evening was cold and misty" Similar Opposite
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MISTY definition: 1. If the weather is misty, there is mist in the air that makes it difficult to see into the…. Learn more.
1. a. : obscured by mist. b. : consisting of or marked by mist. 2. a. : indistinct. a misty recollection of the event. b. : vague, confused. avoided the large, vague, misty issues Reuben Abel. 3. : tearful. mistily. ˈmi-stə-lē. adverb. mistiness. ˈmi-stē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. beclouded. befogged. brumous. clouded. cloudy.
When it's misty out, there's a heavy fog. The air is thick with moisture, and there's just barely a light rain. When the air is foggy or hazy, you've got a misty situation. It isn't easy to see through misty weather, which happens most often in the morning because of moisture in the air.
used to describe glass or a similar surface that is covered with a mist that makes it difficult to see through: The windshield is all misty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of misty from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) misty | Intermediate English. adjective.
Misty definition: abounding in or clouded by mist. . See examples of MISTY used in a sentence.
misty. (mɪsti ) Word forms: comparative mistier, superlative mistiest. adjective B2. On a misty day, there is a lot of mist in the air. It's a bit misty this morning. The air was cold and misty. Synonyms: foggy, unclear, murky, fuzzy More Synonyms of misty. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of misty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Misty Definition. mĭstē. mistier, mistiest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Pronoun. Filter. adjective. mistier, mistiest. Of, or having the nature of, mist. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Characterized by or covered with mist. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
1. Consisting of or marked by mist: a misty rain; a misty night. 2. Obscured or clouded by or as if by mist: far-off, misty mountains. 3. a. Vague; hazy: a misty recollection of a dream. b. Full of tender emotion; sentimental: a love story that left us feeling misty and sad. mist′i·ly adv. mist′i·ness n.
misty. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Nature mist‧y /ˈmɪsti/ adjective 1 misty weather is weather with a lot of mist a cold, misty morning 2 literary if your eyes are misty, they are full of tears, especially because you are remembering a time in the past He paused, his eyes growing misty.
