mistier

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mistier - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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