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overmoist

overmoist adjective: excessively moist.

Adjective

overmoist (comparative more overmoist, superlative most overmoist)

  1. Excessively moist.
    • overmoist heat1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VIII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for...

Forms of overmoist

comparativemore overmoist
superlativemost overmoist

Origin of overmoist

From over- + moist.

Questions about overmoist

What does overmoist mean?
Overmoist means excessively moist.
What part of speech is overmoist?
Overmoist is an adjective.

Words near overmoist in the dictionary

  1. overmodulate
  2. overmodulated
  3. overmodulates
  4. overmodulating
  5. overmodulation
  6. overmoist
  7. overmoisten
  8. overmoistened
  9. overmoistening
  10. overmoistens
  11. overmoisture

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