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Moist Common

Origin: Greek suffix -ist

Moist has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Verb
1

To moisten.

"She used her tongue to moist her lips before speaking at the microphone."

Adjective
1

slightly wet

"clothes damp with perspiration"

"a moist breeze"

"eyes moist with tears"

2

Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp.

"The towel felt uncomfortably moist against my skin after I wiped off a spill from the coffee table."