About The Word Moist
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Moist
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What's The Definition Of Moist?
[adj] slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Moist: damp | dampish | wet Related Terms | Find terms related to Moist: boggy | clammy | damp | dampish | dank | dewy | drippy | drizzly | fenny | foggy | gooey | humid | lachrymose | marshy | maudlin | misty | muggy | mushy | rainy | roric | roriferous | sappy | slushy | soggy | soupy | steamy | sticky | swampy | tacky | tearful | teary | undried | wet | wettish See Also | Moist In Webster's Dictionary \Moist\, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L.
muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. {Mucus}, {Mucid}.]
1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist
atmosphere or air. ``Moist eyes.'' --Shak.
2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] ``Shoes full moist and new.'' ``A
draught of moist and corny ale.'' --Chaucer.
\Moist\, v. t. To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak. |
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