misty
Covered in mist; foggy.
Example
“It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing!”
Other meanings
Dim; vague; obscure.
“a misty memory of his childhood”
With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.
“Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.”
Synonyms
- hazy
Related words
- mistily
- mistyish
- unmisty
- misty-eyed
- misty rose
- misty flip
- get misty
Word history
From Old English "mistiġ" (misty, dark).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “misty” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.