moist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite slightly wet
    dampish; damp.
    • clothes damp with perspiration
    • a moist breeze
    • eyes moist with tears

WordNet

Moist adjective
Etymology
OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L. muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. Mucus, Mucid.
Definitions
  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 transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To moisten. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913