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misteous

misteous adjective: misty; obscure; vague.

Adjective

misteous (comparative more misteous, superlative most misteous)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) Misty; obscure; vague.
    • Availing themselves of the propensity of the populace to credit mystery, the avidity with which prophetical rumours are circulated, and the exaggerations of ignorance and terror, certain "misteous propheseis of Merlyne," […]1801, John Leyden, The complaynt of Scotland
    Synonyms:
    ambiguous

Synonyms of misteous

Forms of misteous

comparativemore misteous
superlativemost misteous

Origin of misteous

From mist + -eous.

Questions about misteous

What does misteous mean?
Misteous means misty; obscure; vague.
What part of speech is misteous?
Misteous is an adjective.

Words near misteous in the dictionary

  1. mistemper
  2. mistempered
  3. mistempering
  4. mistempers
  5. mistend
  6. misteous
  7. mister
  8. Mister Big
  9. Mister Bigs
  10. Mister Charlie
  11. Mister Charlies

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