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  1. adjective Slightly wet; damp or humid. See Synonyms at wet.
  2. adjective Filled with or characterized by moisture.
  3. adjective Tearful.

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  • I realized suddenly that the hand in which I carried my manuscript was moist, and I was afraid it would make marks on the paper. —  The Promised Land
  • The air of Laconda and Laconda North was warm and moist, allowing them to sleep wherever the terrain took their fancy. —  Into the Thinking Kingdoms
  • And yet no matter how she gasped for breath, no matter how moist were her face and her limbs, she could not blot from her mind the thought of what she was doing. —  Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty
  • The duck was tangy, moist, and not at all oily. —  The Magic of Recluce
  • They were chill, moist, and smog-acrid. —  The Unicorn Trade
 

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wet ·  sticky ·  dense ·  humid ·  muddy ·  fragrant ·  damp ·  cool ·  sunny ·  slick ·  misty
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English moiste, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Latin musteus, juicy) of Vulgar Latin *muscidus, alteration of Latin mūcidus, moldy, from mūcus, mucus.

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  1. from Middle English moist, moyst, from Old French moiste, French moite, damp, moist, from Latin musteus, new, fresh, from mustum, new wine, mustus, new, fresh: see must.
  2. from Middle English moisten, moysten; from moist, adjective
 

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