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Definition of: moist
(moist) adjective
1. Having slight sensible wetness; damp; humid.
2. Tearful: moist eyes.
3. Marked by the presence of pus, phlegm, etc. [<OF moiste <a fusion of L musteus dew + mucidus moldy <mucus mucus]
—moist′ly adverb
—moist′ness noun
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