1.
[syn: damp, dampish, moist]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Moist \Moist\, v. t.
To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Moist \Moist\, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L.
muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. Mucus, Mucid.]
1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist
atmosphere or air. "Moist eyes." --Shak.
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2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] "Shoes full moist and new." "A
draught of moist and corny ale." --Chaucer.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
moist
adj 1: slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist
breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: damp, dampish,
moist]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "moist":
boggy, clammy, damp, dampish, dank, dewy, drippy, drizzly, fenny,
foggy, gooey, humid, lachrymose, marshy, maudlin, misty, muggy,
mushy, rainy, roric, roriferous, sappy, slushy, soggy, soupy,
steamy, sticky, swampy, tacky, tearful, teary, undried, wet,
wettish