misteous

adj

misteous

adj

Etymology From mist + -eous.

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

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