moist
Origin of moist
1synonym study For moist
Other words for moist
Opposites for moist
Other words from moist
- moistful, adjective
- moistless, adjective
- moistly, adverb
- moistness, noun
- o·ver·moist, adjective
- sem·i·moist, adjective
Words that may be confused with moist
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How to use moist in a sentence
All weather is now born into an environment that is warmer and moister because of man-made greenhouse-gas pollution.
Earth Day: Discussing the Coming Climate Crisis With Heidi Cullen | Dominique Browning | April 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAll weather is under the influence of climate change now because all weather is being born into a warmer, moister environment.
In Scotland the dry kinds of snuff are in favor and are esteemed as highly as the moister snuffs.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Under these circumstances central Asia probably enjoyed a much moister climate than at present, without extreme cold.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerIf the climate had been moister and cooler, the date could not have flourished at Jericho.
Climatic Changes | Ellsworth Huntington
The climate was probably much moister but not colder than what it is now, possibly warmer.
The History of the European Fauna | R. F. ScharffThe Roughish Poa (P. trivialis) prefers this moister soil, and it will grow so vigorously that it will kill out the other kind.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott Elliot
British Dictionary definitions for moist
/ (mɔɪst) /
slightly damp or wet
saturated with or suggestive of moisture
Origin of moist
1Derived forms of moist
- moistly, adverb
- moistness, noun
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