Accompanied with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere
If you say that something makes you misty-eyed, you mean that it makes you feel so happy or sentimental, especially about the past, that you feel as if you are going to cry. They got misty-eyed listening to records of Ruby Murray singing `Danny Boy'