Misteous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Misty; obscure; vague. Scotland, UK, dialectal
"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," […]"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"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," […]"
Etymology
From mist + -eous.
More for "misteous"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.