misty
- Covered in mist; foggy.
- (figuratively) Dim; vague; obscure.
- (figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɪsti/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
be foggy
be hazy
get cloudy
feeling depressed
feeling sad
feeling fuzzy
very dark
covered with steam
said of the eye
drizzling rain
nebbioso
brumeux
brumoso
neblig
nebulosus
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