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Word: Moist
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French moiste, based on Latin mucidus ‘mouldy’ (influenced by musteus ‘fresh’, from mustum: see must)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɔɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
slightly wet
Short Definition:slightly wet
Examples:- the moist, fertile soil
Definition:
marked by a fluid discharge.
Short Definition:marked by fluid discharge
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