"misteous" meaning in English

See misteous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more misteous [comparative], most misteous [superlative]
Etymology: From mist + -eous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mist|eous}} mist + -eous Head templates: {{en-adj}} misteous (comparative more misteous, superlative most misteous)
  1. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Misty; obscure; vague. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Synonyms: ambiguous

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