moist
adjective
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
moistly
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a word derived from
moist.
Example Sentences
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As a moistly overcast night fell in Washington, it seemed to the untrained eye, that benign as the daytime rain had appeared, more and perhaps far harder rain might yet be in store.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
It also tenderized the chicken and, mingling with melted butter, kept the meat moistly supple.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2018
"We're making a workout video," jokes Yorke moistly, hair tied back, jigging about in yoga bottoms and a loose tank top.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2013
School was not yet in session but a crowd of about 1,400 were enthusiastically, if moistly, observing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2011
His eyes were large, dark and long-lashed and intense, and every minute or so his sharp, dark-pointed tongue peeped out at the corner of his lips and flicked across them moistly.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
