misty

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Covered with mist; not clear because of fine water drops in the air.

   It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing.

2. 2
   adj

   (Of the eyes) filled with tears.

   Her eyes grew misty when she said goodbye.

3. 3
   adj

   Not clear or exact; vague.

   He had only a misty memory of his childhood.

From Middle English misty, mysty, misti, from Old English mistiġ (“misty, dark”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistig (“misty”), equivalent to mist + -y. Cognate with Scots misty, mistie (“misty”), West Frisian mistich (“misty, foggy”), Dutch mistig (“misty, foggy”), German Low German mistig (“foggy”).

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