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Moist is mostly used for agreeable or neutral conditions (for example, “ moist cake”) while damp is mainly used for disagreeable conditions (“ damp clothes”). Moist /mɔɪst/ adj slightly damp or wet saturated with or suggestive of moisture etymology From old french, ultimately related to latin mūcidus musty, from mūcus mucus ˈmoistly adv ˈmoistness n 'moist' also found in these entries (note Many are not synonyms or translations): Definition of moist adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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