humid.

Containing a noticeable amount of water vapor, especially when the air feels damp.

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Words that belong together

• humid air
• humid climate

On the page

Paper curled at the edges in the humid archive.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Comparative more humid; superlative most humid when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.