moist adjective ˈmȯist Synonyms of moist 1 : slightly or moderately wet : damp I love cookies when they are moist and chewy. 2 : tearful the eyes of both of us … were moist with the joy …
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moist adjective uk / mɔɪst / us / mɔɪst / slightly wet, especially in a good way: Keep the soil in the pot moist, but not too wet. approving This cake is nice and moist! SMART Vocabulary: …
Definition of moist as in damp slightly or moderately wet luckily, my new suede shoes are only a bit moist after I accidentally wore them in the rain Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance damp humid dampish dank soaked wettish dripping soaking steeped dewy saturated misty clammy sticky soggy washed muggy tropical watered waterlogged drenched sodden
adjective, moist·er, moist·est. moderately or slightly wet; damp. (of the eyes) tearful. accompanied by or connected with liquid or moisture. (of the air) having high humidity. OTHER …
moist (moist) adj. moist·er, moist·est 1. Slightly wet; damp: a moist sponge; a dog's moist nose. 2. Humid: the moist gulf air. 3. Characterized by considerable rainfall; rainy: a moist climate. 4. Juicy or succulent; not dried out: Basting keeps the turkey moist in the oven. 5. Tearful: moist eyes.
The seemingly ordinary adjective inspires an excessive outpouring of ire. Why? A group of psychologists decided to find out. Researchers from Oberlin College in Ohio and Trinity University in San
People hate the word 'moist' because of its connotations to bodily fluids. People hate the word 'moist' because they're socialized to believe the word is disgusting. Over the course of the experiment, Thibodeau found that participants didn't mind similar words, like 'hoist' and 'joist,' so that disproved the first hypothesis.
Moist Used to describe a soft, cheesy or girly person or situation. Guy : I sang to my girlfriend last night . Friend : that’s bloody moist by Thedapperman February 9, 2018 Get …
Neither do “dampish,” “dank” or “wettish,” which are the other alternatives offered by Merriam-Webster. No thank you very much. The inescapable fact is that we need moist. And so, it