humid

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor“humid air”“humid weather”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Humid \Hu"mid\ (h[=u]"m[i^]d), a. [L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. "ygro`s, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. v["o]kr moist, and perh. to E. ox: cf. F. humide.] Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor. [1913 Webster]

Evening cloud, or humid bow. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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