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Webster 1913 Edition

Misty

Mist′y

(mĭst′y̆)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Mistier
(mĭst′ĭ-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
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.
2.
Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded;
as,
misty
sight; to peer into the
misty
future
.
The more I muse therein [theology],
The
mistier
it seemeth.
Piers Plowman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Misty

MIST'Y

,
Adj.
[from mist.] Overspread with mist; filled with very minute drops of rain; as misty weather; a misty atmosphere; a misty night or day.
1.
Dim; obscure; clouded; as misty sight.

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