Meaning & use
moist
Slightly wet; containing a small amount of liquid or moisture.
See it in a sentence
The cake stayed moist for days thanks to the extra butter in the recipe.
Her eyes grew moist as she listened to the farewell speech.
A note on using this word
Moist is a common word for describing cake and skin positively, but many English speakers report finding the word itself unpleasant, especially in other contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
dryparched
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