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moist

  [moist]
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–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.
Origin:
1325–75; ME moiste < MF; connected with L mūcidus mucid

Related forms:
moistful, adjective
moistless, adjective
moistly, adverb
moistness, noun

Synonyms:
1. dank. See damp.

Antonyms:
1, 2. dry.
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: moist
Pronunciation: 'moist
Function: adjective
1 : slightly or moderately wet
2 a : marked by a discharge orexudation of liquid <moist eczema> b : suggestive of the presence of liquid —used of sounds heard in auscultation <moist rales>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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