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moist
English
Etymology
From Middle English moiste (“moist, wet", also "fresh”), from Anglo-Norman moiste and Middle French moiste (“damp, mouldy, wet”), of obscure origin and formation. Perhaps from a late variant of Latin m?cidus (“slimy, musty”) combined with a reflex of Latin mustum (“must”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Adjective
moist (comparative moister or more moist, superlative moistest or most moist)
- Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp. [from 14th c.]
- 1937, "Modernist Miracle", Time, 1 Nov 1937:
- Joseph Smith, a diffident, conscientious young man with moist hands and an awkward, absent-minded manner, was head gardener at Wotton Vanborough.
- 2011, Dominic Streatfeild, The Guardian, 7 Jan 2011:
- "The other car didn't explode," continues Shujaa. "The explosives were a bit moist. They had been stored in a place that was too humid."
- 1937, "Modernist Miracle", Time, 1 Nov 1937:
- Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears. [from 14th c.]
- 1974, "Mitchell and Stans: Not Guilty", Time, 6 Dec 1974:
- Eyes moist, he hugged one of his attorneys and later said: "I feel like I've been reborn."
- 1974, "Mitchell and Stans: Not Guilty", Time, 6 Dec 1974:
- Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp. [from 14th c.]
- 2008, Graham Harvey, The Guardian, 8 Sep 2008:
- With its mild, moist climate, Britain is uniquely placed to grow good grass.
- 2008, Graham Harvey, The Guardian, 8 Sep 2008:
- (sciences, historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness. [from 14th c.]
- :
- Pituita, or phlegm, is a cold and moist humour, begotten of the colder parts of the chylus […]
- :
- (obsolete) Watery, liquid, fluid. [14th-17th c.]
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Hydriotaphia:
- Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it most equall to submit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moist relentment.
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Hydriotaphia:
- (medicine) Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc. [from 14th c.]
- (colloquial) Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman). [from 20th c.]
- 2008, Marcia King-Gamble, Meet Phoenix, p. 168:
- He slid a finger in me, checking to make sure I was moist and ready for him.
- 2008, Marcia King-Gamble, Meet Phoenix, p. 168:
Usage notes
Moist is mostly used for agreeable conditions while damp is mainly used for disagreeable conditions:
- moist cake
- damp clothes
Synonyms
- (slightly wet): damp, thone/thoan (dialect); see also Thesaurus:wet
- (tearful): dewy-eyed, misty, weepy, wet
- (rainy, damp): dank or see Thesaurus:muggy
- (watery, liquid, fluid): liquidlike; see also Thesaurus:fluidic
Related terms
- moisten
- moist media
- moisture
Translations
Verb
moist (third-person singular simple present moists, present participle moisting, simple past and past participle moisted)
- (obsolete, transitive) To moisten.
References
Anagrams
- omits
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) m?istõ
Etymology
Related to Estonian mõistma (“understand”) and Finnish muistaa (“remember”).
Verb
moist
- understand
Middle English
Adjective
moist
- Alternative form of moiste
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squidgy
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?skw?d?i/
Adjective
squidgy (comparative squidgier, superlative squidgiest)
- (Britain, informal) Moist and pliant; soggy.
- Synonyms: drenched, saturated, sodden; see also Thesaurus:wet
Derived terms
- squidgily
- squidginess
Translations
Noun
squidgy (plural squidgies)
- (Australia, fishing) A soft plastic lure.
Further reading
- “squidgy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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