adjective

• 1Slightly wet; damp or humid.

  ‘the air was moist and heavy’

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  • ‘A dry, crumbly or even slightly cloddy surface with moist, fine soil at seeding depth gives the crop a good head start over the weeds.’
  • ‘In late May, the young plants should be hardened off in a cold frame for a few days before planting in a sunny spot and a fertile, moist but well-drained soil.’
  • ‘Potatoes are smothered in onions and garlic and the whole thing is slightly moist, yet oven-browned.’
  • ‘This makes the cabbage tender, and the filling moist and slightly crumbly.’
  • ‘They sat down on the slightly moist grass and stared out into the cloudy sky.’
  • ‘Ginseng grows in a cold and slightly moist environment.’
  • ‘Her eyes on his retreating form, a sigh of relief escaped Callie's slightly moist lips, and she swiped at them unconsciously.’
  • ‘I wipe the pieces with a slightly moist, very serf sponge and then begin to apply my three coats of Velvet base color.’
  • ‘Warm air, slightly moist, caressed her jaw line, swept back the tension from its clenched fist.’
  • ‘It was baked just right, nice and moist, with a slightly crispy outer crust.’
  • ‘Where the hills were burned, the soil was already moist and fertile-looking.’
  • ‘Cooked, the grains are moist and slightly stickier than long-grain rice.’
  • ‘We sit there for a few minutes in a moist and slightly humid (but definitely not steamy) room.’
  • ‘A good time to apply them is just after a bath, while the skin is still slightly moist.’
  • ‘Ten hours later, we were in Mexico, stepping off an plane into a wall of moist, hot, heavy air.’
  • ‘The sods were heavy and moist and had to be handled carefully or else all the work was in vain.’
  • ‘Ants love sandy soil so if you add plenty of humus, such as compost, you'll end up with dark, moist, friable soil and no ants.’
  • ‘I'm getting a slightly golden loaf with a moist and firm texture, and an interesting slightly fermented taste.’
  • ‘You can substitute regular milk for these scones; they will be slightly drier than these, however, which are nicely moist.’
  • ‘Again, utmost caution is in order, because the wrapping paper is very moist and likely to tear.’

  Synonyms

  damp, dampish, steamy, humid, muggy, clammy, dank, moisture-laden, wet, wettish, rainy, drizzly, drizzling, dewy, dripping, soggy, sweaty, sticky

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  1. 1.1(of the eyes) wet with tears.
     ‘her brother's eyes became moist’
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     • ‘Her eyes were moist with tears as she quickly exited the room, slamming the door behind her.’
     • ‘But as he looked over at her, her eyes were moist and there were tears running down her cheeks.’
     • ‘Zevon declined to offer any hints about the new songs, but he said fans should not anticipate material of moist eyes or long, distant stares.’
     • ‘Like his many other paintings of young people, the subject's eyes are moist, and in this case distinctly shadowed.’
     • ‘His eyes were moist, and I wondered how long he'd been watching me cry.’
     • ‘One eye was visibly moist and journalists present wondered whether he could handle any more questions without breaking down, or openly crying.’
     • ‘There was much laughter, plus more than a few moist eyes and sniffles, which were all well-deserved.’
     • ‘The scene in the village as the children were about to leave was very emotional with many a moist eye on both sides.’
     • ‘When he finally looked at her again it was with moist eyes and a furrowed brow.’
     • ‘It's one of several powerful scenes guaranteed to leave viewers with moist eyes.’
     • ‘There wasn't a moist eye here when the news of Frank's passing reached us.’
     • ‘She waited, continued to stare at the stars, even though through her moist eyes they were no more than a blur.’
     • ‘I scrambled to my feet, my eyes moist with unshed tears, and I ran.’
     • ‘Lifting it she looked at me, eyes red and moist, trails of tears running down her cheeks, and I felt my heart skip a beat.’
     • ‘Her nose was red and her moist eyes had swelled slightly just underneath.’
     • ‘She could see his face, red with emotion, eyes moist with tears that waited to be shed.’
     • ‘Logan glanced up his eyes full of hate and moist with unshed tears.’
     • ‘Her eyes became moist, but she fought back the tears beginning to form.’
     • ‘This is because, unlike most land animals, it does not have a tear duct to keep the eye moist and so must duck to prevent its eyes from drying out.’
     • ‘His words filled hearts, turned eyes moist, and made many doleful as he saluted those who were not with us any longer as they laid down their lives for the country.’
     Synonyms

     tearful, teary, dewy-eyed, watery, misty

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  2. 1.2(of a climate) rainy.
     ‘Both leaf floras and paleoclimatic models imply that the Potomac Group climate was moist and subtropical.’
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     • ‘For example, a hot, moist climate might produce leaf form similar to a cooler, dry climate because heat exacerbates water stress.’
     • ‘How does one grow regionally adapted beans for moist climates?’
     • ‘Our moist, or relatively moist, temperate climate is actually what underpins our biological economy and our production.’
     • ‘She was in a moist climate, with temperature and humidity that wouldn't have allowed for this.’
     • ‘Darjeeling tea, grown at a higher altitude and in a cool, moist climate, is called the ‘champagne of teas’.’
     • ‘The combination of flat land and a mild, moist climate has made the Netherlands a paradise for dairy cattle.’
     • ‘It thrives in our moist climate and is relatively free of pests and diseases.’
     • ‘Anyway, if you want to spend some time in a warm, moist climate, I would recommend a trip to the Congo Basin.’
     • ‘The temperate climate, mild and moist, has ensured the development of an abundance of plant and animal life.’
     • ‘These factors combine to produce a climate that, while moist and tropical in the summer, may bring extended periods without rain.’
     • ‘For one thing, the moist tropical climate works against the preservation of such delicate artwork.’
     • ‘Tucumán is a small but naturally fertile province, with a moist microclimate in which sugar plantations and lemon groves flourish.’
     • ‘Bean rust favors cool, moist weather and is further enhanced by varieties susceptible to the pathogen's many races.’
     • ‘Hand picking is especially effective during moist weather conditions.’
     • ‘With the onset of moist weather, spores are produced and are spread to healthy wheat plants by splashing rain.’
     • ‘Roof maintenance is best done during the spring, or during times of extended cool, moist weather.’
     • ‘I would guess that the moist weather pattern that we are currently experiencing would persist for at least a week or two.’
     • ‘It was caused by a combination of unusually warm, moist weather and a down rush of cold air.’
     • ‘In Victoria, many of the heaviest rainfall events occur when a depression develops over the State within an existing moist airmass.’
     Synonyms

     damp, dampish, steamy, humid, muggy, clammy, dank, moisture-laden, wet, wettish, rainy, drizzly, drizzling, dewy, dripping, soggy, sweaty, sticky

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  3. 1.3Medicine Marked by a fluid discharge.
     ‘Although the lesion was slightly moist, no foul discharge or purulent drainage was present.’
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     • ‘If the total radiation dose to the skin is 40 Gy or greater, the erythema phase is followed by a moist desquamation phase.’
     • ‘However, occlusive dressings should be avoided on moist lesions.’
     • ‘The gold standard in diagnosing HSV is viral culture of material at the base of a vesicle or moist erosion.’
     • ‘Infrequently the treatment may produce a greenish hue on a moist wound, but this also may not reflect infection.’