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moist
[ moist ]
/ mÉÉȘst /
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adjective, moist·er, moist·est.
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Origin of moist
First recorded in 1325â75; Middle English moiste, from Middle French; connected with Latin mĆ«cidus âmusty, moldyâ; see mucid
synonym study for moist
1. See damp.
OTHER WORDS FROM moist
Words nearby moist
moiré effect, Moiseivich, Moiseyev, Moism, Moissan, moist, moisten, moisture, moisturize, moisturizer, moit
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British Dictionary definitions for moist
moist
/ (mÉÉȘst) /
adjective
slightly damp or wet
saturated with or suggestive of moisture
Derived forms of moist
moistly, adverbmoistness, nounWord Origin for moist
C14: from Old French, ultimately related to Latin mƫcidus musty, from mƫcus mucus
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