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Moistness

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moist  (moist)
adj. moist·er, moist·est
1. Slightly wet; damp or humid. See Synonyms at wet.
2. Filled with or characterized by moisture.
3. Tearful.
[Middle English moiste, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Latin musteus, juicy) of Vulgar Latin *muscidus, alteration of Latin mcidus, moldy, from mcus, mucus.]
moistly adv.
moistness n.
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Noun1.moistness - a slight wetness
damp, dampness
wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
clamminess, dankness - unpleasant wetness
rawness - a chilly dampness; "the rawness of the midnight air"


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Something suspiciously akin to moistness dimmed her beautiful eyes before she dropped them and partly turned away her head.
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One Eye watching, felt a sudden moistness in his mouth and a drooling of saliva, involuntary, excited by the living meat that was spreading itself like a repast before him.
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