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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misty \Mist"y\ (m[i^]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Mistier}
     (m[i^]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Mistiest}.] [AS. mistig. See
     {Mist}. In some senses misty has been confused with mystic.]
     1. Accompanied with mist; characterized by the presence of
        mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, a misty
        morning; misty weather; misty mountains; a misty


        atmosphere.
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     2. Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty
        sight; to peer into the misty future.
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              The more I muse therein [theology],
              The mistier it seemeth.               --Piers
                                                    Plowman.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misty
       adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October
              morning" [syn: {brumous}, {foggy}, {hazy}]
       2: wet with mist; "the misty evening"
       [also: {mistiest}, {mistier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mistiest
       See {misty}

















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