Definition for MOIST

MOIST, a. [Fr. moite, for moiste; Arm. mouest; Russ. motzu, to wet. If the last radical letter is a dental, this word may belong to the family of L. madeo, Gr. μυδαω. See Class Ms, No. 1, and Class Μd, No. 1.]

  1. Moderately wet; damp; as, a moist atmosphere or air. Exhalation dusk and moist. Milton.
  2. Containing water or other liquid in a perceptible degree.

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