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What does moist mean?

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Adjective
  1. Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp. [from 14th c.]
  2. Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears. [from 14th c.]
  3. Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp. [from 14th c.]
  4. (sciences, now historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness. [from 14th c.]
  5. (obsolete) Watery, liquid, fluid. [14th-17th c.]
  6. (medicine) Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc. [from 14th c.]
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