mistlikeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪstlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɪs(t)ˌlaɪk/

Forms: see mist n.¹ and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mist n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < mist n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In the manner of mist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > vanishingly > liable to vanish

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1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. iii. 73 Vnlesse the breath of hartsicke grones, Myst-like infold me from the search of eyes.

1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. iii. 642 The Soul's seeds..like spreading mist, Mist-like exude, and there no more exist.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess vii. 160 All the past Melts mist-like into this bright hour.

1952 A. Norton Daybreak—2250 A.D. iv. 40 There was an evil miasma which arose mistlike.

B. adj.

Characteristic of or resembling mist; like a mist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > like a mist

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1839 H. W. Longfellow Beleaguered City iv The mist-like banners clasped the air, As clouds with clouds embrace.

1873 ‘S. Coolidge’ What Katy did at School iii. 58 A tender mist-like colour.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde x. 109 I began to perceive..the trembling immateriality, the mist-like transience, of this seemingly so solid body in which we walk attired.

1925 Science 62 xiv Its action depends on the introduction of water..as a spray of almost mist-like fineness.

1994 White Dwarf Mar. 40/1 A rapidly expanding mist-like mass called a spinner cloud.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mistlike
释义	mistlikeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈmɪstlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɪs(t)ˌlaɪk/ Forms: see mist n.¹ and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mist n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < mist n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adv. In the manner of mist. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] > vanishingly > liable to vanish mistlike1813 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet iii. iii. 73 Vnlesse the breath of hartsicke grones, Myst-like infold me from the search of eyes. View more context for this quotation 1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. iii. 642 The Soul's seeds..like spreading mist, Mist-like exude, and there no more exist. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess vii. 160 All the past Melts mist-like into this bright hour. 1952 A. Norton Daybreak—2250 A.D. iv. 40 There was an evil miasma which arose mistlike. B. adj. Characteristic of or resembling mist; like a mist. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective] > like a mist mistlike1839 1839 H. W. Longfellow Beleaguered City iv The mist-like banners clasped the air, As clouds with clouds embrace. 1873 ‘S. Coolidge’ What Katy did at School iii. 58 A tender mist-like colour. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde x. 109 I began to perceive..the trembling immateriality, the mist-like transience, of this seemingly so solid body in which we walk attired. 1925 Science 62 xiv Its action depends on the introduction of water..as a spray of almost mist-like fineness. 1994 White Dwarf Mar. 40/1 A rapidly expanding mist-like mass called a spinner cloud. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1599
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