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[moist] Pronunciation Key
[moist] Pronunciation Key –adjective -er, -est.
| 1. | moderately or slightly wet; damp. |
| 2. | (of the eyes) tearful. |
| 3. | accompanied by or connected with liquid or moisture. |
| 4. | (of the air) having high humidity. |
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adj. moist·er, moist·est
[Middle English moiste, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Latin musteus, juicy) of Vulgar Latin *muscidus, alteration of Latin mūcidus, moldy, from mūcus, mucus.] moist'ly adv., moist'ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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moist
c.1374, from O.Fr. moiste "damp," from V.L. *muscidus "moldy," also "wet," from L. mucidus "slimy, moldy, musty," from mucus "slime" (see mucus). Alternate etymology is from L. musteus "fresh, green, new," lit. "like new wine," from musteum "new wine" (see must (n.1)). If this wasn't the source, it influenced the form of the other word in O.Fr. Moisture is attested from 1366.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| moist | |
adjective | |
| slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: damp] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Moist
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Moist
Moist\, v. t. To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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