misty

/ˈmɪsti/

/ˈmɪsti/

Other forms: mistier; mistiest

When it's misty out, there's a heavy fog. The air is thick with moisture, and there's just barely a light rain.

When the air is foggy or hazy, you've got a misty situation. It isn't easy to see through misty weather, which happens most often in the morning because of moisture in the air. Your eyes can get misty too, when you're about to cry because you're sad or just have allergies. In fact, people who are embarrassed about crying will often joke, "It's getting misty in here."

Definitions of misty

1. adjective

   filled or abounding with fog or mist
   synonyms: brumous, foggy, hazy

   cloudy

   full of or covered with clouds
2. adjective

   wet with mist
   “the misty evening”

   synonyms:

   wet

   covered or soaked with a liquid such as water