misty
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1.4
- adjective
- /ˈmɪsti/
:
nebuloso
- It's very much a misty day in Oxfordshire, but I kind of love it.
- a misty morning
- very misty
- a misty night
Something like a dark and misty November mood.
- Something like a dark and misty November mood.
- But it's just like this desolate, gross, misty place.
- The setting sprays I prefer are the ones that sound like, you know what I mean, because those tend to be a little bit more misty.
- I love Sarah, but not you know, and and I was just sitting there kind of like this just looking at her with misty eyes.
Examples
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The rain had diminished to a misty drizzle as they hurried along the Boardwalk.
Fiction book (1993) -
Now Opal was running, her bell clanking in the misty morning air.
Fiction book (1994) -
The face in the misty light.
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And in the center of the pool, the misty being seemed to take on a more solid form.
Fiction book (1992) -
Something like a dark and misty November mood.
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The valley was broad and misty, and it was difficult to see what lay within.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's currently raining and a little misty right now.
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The next morning dawned gray and misty, with a fog rolling in from the ocean.
Fiction book (1991) -
All day, a cold and misty rain had fallen from the leaden clouds overhead.
Fiction book (1994) -
The next morning dawned gray and misty, with a fog rolling in from the ocean.
Synonyms
49
3.9
Not clear because of mist or when you cannot remember it well
15
1.0
Air with small drops of water that make it hard to see
1
7.2
Full of mist that makes things look unclear
1
5.7
Covered by mist so you cannot see far
1
3.9
Hard to see through because water covers the glass
Misty and wet air that makes it hard to see
Misty because tiny drops of water fill the air
Having fog or mist that makes it hard to see
Antonyms
How Misty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Misty comes from the old English word mist, meaning 'fog'. So something misty is 'full of mist' and, like a foggy morning where you cannot see far, it also means 'not clear' or hard to remember.