mistier

Less clearly visible

Mistier is the comparative form of misty—more obscured by mist or haze.

The valley grew mistier as we descended.

It extends to anything vague or indistinct: My memories of that time are mistier than I'd like.

atmospheric

foggier

More shrouded in mist

smokier · steamier · dimmer · greyer · overcast · soupy · smoggy · nebulous · gauzy · veiled

unclear

vaguer

Less precisely defined

unfocused · indefinite · uncertain · ambiguous · obscure · muddled · confused · hazy · ill-defined · imprecise

damp

dewier

More moisture-beaded

  • damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
  • wetterMore saturated with liquid
  • humidContaining much moisture

drizzly · clammy · muggy · dewy · rain-soaked · condensation · droplets · drizzle · waterlogged · soggy

emotional

tearier

More inclined to cry

weepy · teary-eyed · bittersweet · melancholic · poignant · moved · touched · tender · dewy-eyed · emotional

ethereal

dreamier

More given to reverie

otherworldly · supernatural · wraithlike · eerie · haunting · mystical · enchanted · fairy-tale · elusive · intangible

Opposites
visual clarity

mistierclearer

More easily understood

sharper · crisper · brighter · sunnier

atmospheric moisture/weather

mistierdrier

Having less moisture

clearer · sunnier · cloudless

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