mistily
- adverb
- /ˈmɪstɪli/
:
vagamente
- The mountains appeared mistily in the distance, shrouded in a light fog.
Examples
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Mistily, she read a revelation that he was well loved by his students.
Fiction book (1998) -
This book gives much more accurate information than those mistily veiled fabulae we know so well concerning how our people discovered American terra and settled there shortly before the year 1000, and also how they abandoned the place.
Fiction book (2002) -
She spoke mistily, her memory of the event fading while she tried to recall the details.
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The painting was mistily depicted, leaving viewers to interpret the scene for themselves.
Synonyms
115
3.9
Not clearly or with few details
23
6.3
Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly
5
6.7
In a way that is not clear or logical
3
8.1
In a way that hides the true meaning
3
4.0
In a way that makes it hard to understand
2
7.7
In a way that is not clear and hard to understand
1
5.4
In a not exact or clear way that can cause mistakes
1
4.0
In a way that shows you are not sure or do not understand
1
8.8
In an unclear way that makes meaning hard to understand
1
5.4
In a way that is unclear or blurry
1
7.1
In a rough, incomplete way that lacks detail
1
8.0
In a way that is hard to understand or see through
1
7.5
In a dark, unclear way that is hard to see or understand
1
4.4
Not clear or hard to understand
In a vague and unclear way
In a way that is not clear and hard to remember
In a vague way without clear detail
In a confused and foggy way that makes it hard to think
In a way that avoids clear answers or direct information
In a way that makes something hard to understand
Antonyms
How Indistinct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mistily comes from the simple word mist, which means 'fog', plus the adverb ending -ly, so it literally means 'in a fog-like way'. Think of trying to explain something while looking through mist—details are hard to see, which is why mistily means 'vaguely' or 'unclearly'.