moistly

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.

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[Middle English moiste, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Latin musteus, juicy) of Vulgar Latin *muscidus, alteration of Latin mcidus, moldy, from mcus, mucus.]

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moistly adv.

moistness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

moistly - in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye" damply