mistyadjective
uk/ˈmɪs.ti/us/ˈmɪs.ti/misty adjective (WEATHER)
B2 If the weather is misty, there is mist in the air that makes it difficult to see into the distance:
The morning will start off misty.
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- It was a damp, misty morning.
- He watched the misty wraiths of moisture making patterns on the window pane.
- It stayed misty until late in the morning.
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Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
- altocumulus
- billow
- cloudy
- condensation
- cumulonimbus
- dewdrop
- fog
- fog up
- hazy
- miasma
- pea soup
- smog
- steam
- steamy
- stratocumulus
- stratus
- thundercloud
- vapour trail
- visibility
- whiteout
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Wet weather & wetness
misty adjective (GLASS)
used to describe glass or a similar surface that is covered with a mist that makes it difficult to see through:
The windscreen is all misty.
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Opaque
- cloudy
- dense
- frosted
- mist
- murk
- murky
- opaque
- thick
- turbid
mistily
adverb uk/ˈmɪs.təl.i/us/ˈmɪs.təl.i/
mistiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈmɪs.ti.nəs/us/ˈmɪs.ti.nəs/