moisty

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɔɪsti/ UK /ˈmɔɪsti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
slightly moist or damp

The morning air left the grass moisty underfoot.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · slightly moist or damp moist damp humid dank clammy

Opposites

dry arid

Word family

Related forms moist moisten moisture moistness

Etymology

From moist + the adjective-forming suffix -y; moist derives from Old French moiste, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *muscidus ('moldy, wet').

moiste Old French -ig Old English

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# moisty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɔɪsti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɔɪsti/

## Meanings
1. slightly moist or damp

## Examples
- The morning air left the grass moisty underfoot.

## Synonyms
- moist
- damp
- humid
- dank
- clammy

## Antonyms
- dry
- arid

## Related Forms
- moist
- moisten
- moisture
- moistness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: moiste
- Root: -ig

## Etymology
From moist + the adjective-forming suffix -y; moist derives from Old French moiste, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *muscidus ('moldy, wet').

## AI Etymology
Moisty comes from moist + the adjective-forming suffix -y; moist derives from Old French moiste, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *muscidus ('moldy, wet'). The etymological trail includes Old French moiste and Old English -ig. As an adjective, moisty means slightly moist or damp. The same family is visible in related forms such as moist, moisten, moisture, and moistness. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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