Mist"y (?), a. [Compar. Mistier (?); superl. Mistiest.] [AS. mistig. See Mist. In some senses misty has been confused with mystic.]
1.
Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere.
2.
Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty sight.
The more I muse therein [theology],
The mistier it seemeth.
Piers Plowman.
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