misty

CEFRB1

/ˈmɪsti/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Containing or covered by mist.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Dim; vague; obscure.

Examples

  • I think that Misty has different feelings towards insects.

  • The girl disappeared in the misty forest.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.

  2. Covered in mist; foggy.

More examples

In context

  • Her eyes grew misty the night her long-time friend passed away.

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

  • a misty memory of his childhood

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Origin

adjective

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”).