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moistful

moistful adjective: full of moisture; moist; moisty.

Adjective

moistful (comparative more moistful, superlative most moistful)

  1. (archaic) Full of moisture; moist; moisty.

Forms of moistful

comparativemore moistful
superlativemost moistful

Origin of moistful

From Middle English moistfull, equivalent to moist + -ful.

Questions about moistful

What does moistful mean?
Moistful means full of moisture; moist; moisty.
What part of speech is moistful?
Moistful is an adjective.

Words near moistful in the dictionary

  1. moistenings
  2. moistens
  3. moister
  4. moistest
  5. moisteth
  6. moistful
  7. moistier
  8. moistiest
  9. moistified
  10. moistifies
  11. moistify

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