overmoist

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ moist.

Adjective

overmoist (comparative more overmoist, superlative most overmoist)

1. Excessively moist.
   • 1627 (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 William Lee […], →OCLC:

     overmoist heat

References

• “overmoist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.