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misty

UK/ˈmɪsti/ US/ˈmɪsti/ fairly common

adjective

1.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

  • “a brumous October morning”
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2.

wet with mist

  • “the misty evening”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • get misty
  • misty flip
  • misty rose

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