moist
Origin of moist
1synonym study For moist
Other words for moist
Opposites for moist
Other words from moist
- moistful, adjective
- moistless, adjective
- moistly, adverb
- moistness, noun
- o·ver·moist, adjective
- sem·i·moist, adjective
Words that may be confused with moist
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How to use moist in a sentence
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The insulation of the conductor has been a matter of considerable difficulty, chiefly on account of the moistness of the climate.
Continue a kindly moistness amongst the Orchids, and slightly increase the temperature.
In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year | William KeaneSlowly the temperature rose, and then one day, never to be forgotten, there came a warm moistness into the atmosphere.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands | H. Hagedorn.The moistness was in her old eyes again, and she had to wipe it away before she could go on stitching.
The Iron Heel | Jack London
The rain had left a dewy moistness in the air, and a fragrant mist was lying over the grass.
The Christian | Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for moist
/ (mɔɪst) /
slightly damp or wet
saturated with or suggestive of moisture
Origin of moist
1Derived forms of moist
- moistly, adverb
- moistness, noun
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