adjective
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slightly damp or wet
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saturated with or suggestive of moisture
Related Words
See damp.
Other Word Forms
- moistful adjective
- moistless adjective
- moistly adverb
- moistness noun
- overmoist adjective
- semimoist adjective
Etymology
Origin of moist
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English moiste, from Middle French; connected with Latin mūcidus “musty, moldy”; mucid
Example Sentences
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Instead she’s gone, and this weekend her family came with moist eyes and broken hearts to her funeral at the First Presbyterian Church in her hometown of Yorktown, N.Y.
Glycerin, a thick liquid that keeps toothpaste smooth and moist, can be a petroleum-based compound.
Plus humidity is a big factor as moist cloudy air slows both heating and cooling because water vapour absorbs the heat.
From BBC
Her eyes were moist, and she was blinking rapidly.
From Literature
The moist surfaces that line the body contain specialized molecules that help defend against microbes and prevent infections and inflammation.
From Science Daily
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