misty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
    foggy; brumous; hazy.
    • a brumous October morning
  2. adjective satellite wet with mist
    • the misty evening

WordNet

Mist"y adjective
Etymology
AS. mistig. See Mist. In some senses misty has been confused with mystic.
Wordforms
comparative Mistier ; superlative Mistiest
Definitions
  1. Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere.
  2. Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty sight.
    The more I muse therein [theology], The mistier it seemeth. Piers Plowman.

Webster 1913