moist
Use Moist in a sentence
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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| —adj | |
| 1. | slightly damp or wet |
| 2. | saturated with or suggestive of moisture |
| [C14: from Old French, ultimately related to Latin mūcidus musty, from mūcus | |
| 'moistly | |
| —adv | |
| 'moistness | |
| —n | |
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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
must (n.1)). If this wasn't the source, it influenced the form of the other word in Old French.
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Example sentences
But that air soon warms, becomes moist and rises, too.
Usually frogs have smooth, moist skin and long, strong hind legs with webbed feet for swimming.
If proven, the biotic-pump hypothesis could explain how big rainforests far from oceans stay so moist.
Resting a couple of hours in a salt-and-sugar liquid results in an exceptionally moist and succulent bird.
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