moist

[ moist ]

/ mɔɪst /

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adjective, moist·er, moist·est.

moderately or slightly wet; damp.

(of the eyes) tearful.

accompanied by or connected with liquid or moisture.

(of the air) having high humidity.

OTHER WORDS FOR moist

1 dank.

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OPPOSITES FOR moist

1, 2 dry.

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Origin of moist

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English moiste, from Middle French; connected with Latin mūcidus “musty, moldy”; see mucid

synonym study for moist

1. See damp.

OTHER WORDS FROM moist

moistful, adjectivemoistless, adjectivemoistly, adverbmoistness, noun

o·ver·moist, adjectivesem·i·moist, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH moist

damp, humid, moist (see synonym study at damp)

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|DAILY BEAST
All weather is under the influence of climate change now because all weather is being born into a warmer, moister environment.
The Year of Billion-Dollar Weather|Heidi Cullen|September 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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. Tyler

If 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. Scharff
The 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

moist

/ (mɔɪst) /

adjective

slightly damp or wet

saturated with or suggestive of moisture

Derived forms of moist

moistly, adverbmoistness, noun

Word Origin for moist

C14: from Old French, ultimately related to Latin mūcidus musty, from mūcus mucus

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