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English Dictionary: humid by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humid
adj
  1. containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor; "humid air"; "humid weather"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Humid \Hu"mid\, a. [L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be
      moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. [?], Skr. uksh to wet,
      sprinkle, and Icel. v[94]kr moist, and perh. to E. ox: cf. F.
      humide.]
      Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or
      atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth;
      consisting of water or vapor.
  
               Evening cloud, or humid bow.                  --Milton.
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