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adjective moist·er, moist·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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Moist
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- The three cats are served moist food from pouches once a day.
- The storm in the northern cell began looking anemic as the new line of storms cut off its supply of warm, moist air.
- As moist sea air is lifted to the crest of the waves, it cools and condensation forms a cloud.
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Word Origin & History
moist
late 14c., from O.Fr. moiste "damp," from V.L. *muscidus "moldy," also "wet," from L. mucidus "slimy, moldy, musty," from mucus "slime" (see mucus). Alternative etymology is from L. musteus "fresh, green, new," lit. "like new wine," from musteum "new wine" (see
EXPAND must (n.1)). If this wasn't the source, it influenced the form of the other word in Old French.
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