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moisty

English

Etymology

From Middle English moisti, moysty, equivalent to moist +? -y.

Adjective

moisty (comparative moistier, superlative moistiest)

  1. moist

Synonyms

  • damp, humid, sodden; see also Thesaurus:wet

Anagrams

  • myotis

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foisty

English

Etymology

From foist +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f??st?/

Adjective

foisty (comparative more foisty, superlative most foisty)

  1. mouldy, musty, fusty
    • 2000, Samuel Bamford, Martin Hewitt, Robert Poole, The Diaries of Samuel Bamford, page 2:
      Papers 150 years old, mildewed, rotten and stinking like muck; and mouldy foisty old books dating from 1638.

References

  • “foisty”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000

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