mistily

adverb

mist·​i·​ly ˈmistə̇lē 

-li

: in a misty manner : obscurely, vaguely

the summits of the most distant mountains … were dark and mistily purple

—Robert Hichens

explains it somewhat mistily

—Newsweek

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from misty + -ly

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Rhymes for mistily

• distally