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Definition of humid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

humid

adjective
 
/ˈhjuːmɪd/
 
/ˈhjuːmɪd/
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  1. (of the air or climate) warm and slightly wet
    • These ferns will grow best in a humid atmosphere.
    • The island is hot and humid in the summer.
    • They were not prepared for the humid heat of the tropical forest.
    • The day was hot and humid.
    • The weather had become very humid.
    Topics Weatherc1, Geographyc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHumid is used with these nouns:
    • air
    • atmosphere
    • climate
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from French humide or Latin humidus, from humere ‘be moist’.
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