moistlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɔɪstlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmɔɪs(t)lᵻs/

Forms: see moist n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moist n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < moist n. + -less suffix. Compare slightly earlier moistureless adj.

Now rare.

Devoid of or free from moisture; dry; = moistureless adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective]

dryc1000

unmoista1425

unwet1433

moistless1592

adry1599

1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) viii. xxxix. 174 Some Cloudes giue Snow, that lights and lyes a moysture moystles.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 183 A rinde moystlesse hard and scaly.

1828 G. Beauclerk Journey to Marocco xii. 141 The moistless tongue rattled as it essayed to speak.

1884 J. Purves in Good Words Nov. 768 The subterranean galleries..leave the seed dry and moistless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moistless
释义	moistlessadj. Brit. /ˈmɔɪstlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmɔɪs(t)lᵻs/ Forms: see moist n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moist n., -less suffix. Etymology: < moist n. + -less suffix. Compare slightly earlier moistureless adj. Now rare. Devoid of or free from moisture; dry; = moistureless adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] dryc1000 unmoista1425 unwet1433 moistless1592 adry1599 1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) viii. xxxix. 174 Some Cloudes giue Snow, that lights and lyes a moysture moystles. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 183 A rinde moystlesse hard and scaly. 1828 G. Beauclerk Journey to Marocco xii. 141 The moistless tongue rattled as it essayed to speak. 1884 J. Purves in Good Words Nov. 768 The subterranean galleries..leave the seed dry and moistless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1592
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