unmoistadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɔɪst/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɔɪst/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and moist adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, moist adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + moist adj.In quot. a1425 reflecting misapprehension of classical Latin irriguus provided with a constant supply of water, irrigating, watering (see irriguous adj.) as if formed with ir- ir- prefix² instead of ir- ir- prefix¹.

Lacking moistness or moisture; dry.

ΘΚΠ

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

dryc1000

unmoista1425

unwet1433

moistless1592

adry1599

a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 35^v Irriguus, unmoyst [?c1460 BL Add. vnmoyste, a1500 Harl. 1738 on moyst].

1535 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (rev. ed.) xv. xxxi. f. ccii/2 In many places bareyne and drye, and vnmoyste and colde nighe the mountaynes.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inhumido, vnmoist, dry, saplesse.

1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 58 The Dew suspended staid, and left unmoist His execrable Glebe.

1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 287 Jaws, unmoist with blood.

1912 E. Baker Rose Door vii. 156 He wilted, as a plant wilts in an unmoist, withering heat.

1950 Washington Post 9 Nov. b3/1 A general, unmoist appearance to the skin surface.

2005 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 16 Apr. 19 My starter..was rather unmoist because there was too little sauce.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmoist
释义	unmoistadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɔɪst/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɔɪst/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and moist adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, moist adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + moist adj.In quot. a1425 reflecting misapprehension of classical Latin irriguus provided with a constant supply of water, irrigating, watering (see irriguous adj.) as if formed with ir- ir- prefix² instead of ir- ir- prefix¹. Lacking moistness or moisture; dry. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] dryc1000 unmoista1425 unwet1433 moistless1592 adry1599 a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 35^v Irriguus, unmoyst [?c1460 BL Add. vnmoyste, a1500 Harl. 1738 on moyst]. 1535 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (rev. ed.) xv. xxxi. f. ccii/2 In many places bareyne and drye, and vnmoyste and colde nighe the mountaynes. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inhumido, vnmoist, dry, saplesse. 1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. 58 The Dew suspended staid, and left unmoist His execrable Glebe. 1859 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. II. 287 Jaws, unmoist with blood. 1912 E. Baker Rose Door vii. 156 He wilted, as a plant wilts in an unmoist, withering heat. 1950 Washington Post 9 Nov. b3/1 A general, unmoist appearance to the skin surface. 2005 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 16 Apr. 19 My starter..was rather unmoist because there was too little sauce. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1425
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