adj. 1 a slightly wet; damp. b (of the season etc.) rainy. 2 (of a disease) marked by a discharge of matter etc. moistly adv. moistness n.
[ ME f. OF moiste, ult. from or rel. to L mucidus (see MUCUS) and musteus fresh (see MUST(2)) ]
MOIST
Meaning of MOIST in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012