Misty Definition

mĭstē
mistier, mistiest
adjective
mistier, mistiest
Of, or having the nature of, mist.
Webster's New World
Characterized by or covered with mist.
Webster's New World
Blurred or dimmed, as by mist; indistinct.
Webster's New World
Obscure or vague.
Webster's New World
Full of tender emotion; sentimental.
A love story that left us feeling misty and sad.
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pronoun
A female given name from the adjective "misty", reasonably popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.
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Other Word Forms of Misty

Adjective

Base Form:
misty
Comparative:
mistier
Superlative:
mistiest

Origin of Misty

  • From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English mistiÄ¡ (“misty, dark"), equivalent to mist +"Ž -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (“misty"), Dutch mistig (“misty, foggy"), Middle Low German mistich (“foggy").

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Misty Sentence Examples

  • He glanced down at her again with misty eyes.

  • It has also been found that in foggy and misty weather suitable colour screens are of assistance.

  • Her shot nerves calmed until she rubbed a towel against the misty mirror and saw the tattoo again.

  • Her eyes grew misty, and she rubbed them to keep tears from coming.

  • These conditions sometimes prevail in misty or foggy weather, more particularly at sea, and thus give rise to the phenomena known as "looming."

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

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