moistened
Slightly wet now
Moistened is the past tense of moisten, meaning to make slightly wet or damp.
Something moistened has had liquid applied to it, typically in small amounts: She moistened the envelope flap with her tongue, His eyes moistened at the news.
The word suggests gentle wetting rather than soaking.
Slightly wet
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
waterlogged · dripping · sopping · wetted · dewy · bedewed · sodden · doused
Made clean or new
- revitalizedMade vigorous again
- hydratedSufficiently supplied with fluid
- cooledReduced in temperature
- spritzedSprayed in fine droplets
misted · refreshed · softened · rehydrated · humidified
damp
Slightly wet
saturated · waterlogged · dripping · sopping · wetted · dewy · bedewed · sodden · doused · splashed
freshened
Made clean or new
- revitalizedMade vigorous again
- hydratedSufficiently supplied with fluid
- cooledReduced in temperature
spritzed · misted · refreshed · softened · rehydrated · humidified
humid
Containing much moisture
misty · foggy · dank · dewy · drizzly · rainy · showery · sultry · tropical · sweltering