Webster's English Dictionary

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moist

Cross references:
  1. wet                   
 
moist \'mo.ist\ \'mo.is(t)-n*s\ aj [ME moiste, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL 
   muscidus, alter. of L mucid]us slimy, fr. mucus : slightly or moderately 
   wet : DAMP; also : TEARFUL  - moist.ly av