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moist definition

moist (mo̵ist)

adjective

  1. slightly wet; damp
  2. suggestive of the presence of liquid a moist sound
  3. tearful

Etymology: OFr moiste < VL *muscidus, altered (prob. infl. by L musteus, of new wine, fresh < mustum, must) < L mucidus, moldy < mucus, mucus

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