Definitions for: Moist


[adj] slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] ``Shoes full moist and new.'' ``A
draught of moist and corny ale.'' --Chaucer.


Moist, v. t.
To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.

Synonyms: damp, dampish, wet

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