Mistiest

In the land of Nebbia, the mistiest part of Etruria, it was the month of Agnosto, when anything can happen, and Melliflua was pondering what to do about the fauns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Before he wrote, I was the mistiest of figures, scarcely more than a name in a genealogy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Christina lay and let pictures pass before her — pictures, fragments, flashes — of the life which, until now, had been hers; and, compared with this intensely personal past, which had its rise in mistiest morning memories, even her children seemed unfamiliar to her — the chance associates of an hour. ❋ Unknown (2004)

“I imagine great strength is needed for hunting bears,” observed Alexey Alexandrovitch, who had the mistiest notions about the chase. ❋ Unknown (2003)

"I think we will leave the lesson here for today," said Professor Trelawney in her mistiest voice. ❋ Rowling, J. K. (1999)

In the middle of the mistiest night, the sparkle of laser and plasma torches lit the gloom like dazzling fireflies. ❋ Niven, Larry (1987)

It surveyed the great civilizations in wonder and puzzlement - and then it plunged back still further, far back, into much the longest mistiest epoch of man's history, before history began, before he had so much as a fire to warm him at night, or a brain to guide his hand at hunting. ❋ Aldiss, Brian (1962)

It was as picturesque as Battersea in Whistler's mistiest days. ❋ Christopher Morley (1923)

‘I imagine great strength is needed for hunting bears, ’ observed Alexey Alexandrovitch, who had the mistiest notions about the chase. ❋ Unknown (1917)

About Mary's sullen, stubborn belief in the "India ship," pretended or real as it may have been with her, but already growing legendary, I know only in the largest and mistiest way. ❋ Various (1915)

Yet Leith Hill, even on the mistiest day, can give the true notion of height. ❋ Eric Parker (1912)

Spring had only just set in, and the stunted acacia trees along the road to the bridge were still bare, and had the appearance of distorted candelabra; the poplars showed only the mistiest green as yet, the elms were leafless, and the horse-chestnuts had not unfolded a single one of their crumpled claws. ❋ F. Anstey (1895)

I had to tell him a little about myself; and what he told me of his work in the East, his own particular East of which I had but the mistiest, short glimpse, was of the most absorbing interest. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)

He had, indeed, according to the dissatisfied listener, "not the least talent for explaining this or anything to them; and you swam and fluttered on the mistiest, wide, unintelligible deluge of things for most part in a rather profitless uncomfortable manner." ❋ Unknown (1871)

Alexey Alexandrovitch, who had the mistiest notions about the chase. ❋ Leo Tolstoy (1869)

Jacob Boehm's mistiest dreams are clearness itself compared with the English prophet's utterances. ❋ Augustus Jessopp (1868)

Experiments were indeed being made at the same time, with a view to armour-plating the hulls of ships, but all that was still in the dimmest and mistiest future. ❋ Prince De Joinville (1859)

Now, Agatha, confess -- isn't my husband the very vaguest, mistiest man you ever knew? ❋ Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1856)

"I'm not so sure you can blame the time of day for today's conditions, as the weather was bad at 3pm too; it seems it was just one of those days - it's been the mistiest and coolest day I've ever seen in Malaysia for race day." ❋ Unknown (2009)