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misty–eyed
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
misty–eyed
(adjective)
misty–eyed
/
ˈ
mɪsti
ˈ
aɪd/
adjective
misty–eyed
/
ˈ
mɪsti
ˈ
aɪd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MISTY–EYED
[
more misty–eyed; most misty–eyed
]
1
:
having tears in your eyes
He gets
misty-eyed
when he talks about that time.
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2
:
dreamy or sentimental
misty-eyed
recollections
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