I'm looking for an alternative for "coated" and "dusted" to create an adjective. The moist-coated tree branches swayed in the breeze. The snow-dusted branches swayed in the breeze. In the above examples, what can I use instead of "coated" or "dusted"? Can I use "filmed"? Would this work? The moist-filmed tree branches...
Do you mean moisture? It might sound better if it were more specific: "The tree branches, shimmering with dew drops, swayed in the breeze." "Rain-speckled tree branches swayed in the breeze." "White, frosty branches swayed in the breeze." "Snow-covered branches swayed in the breeze."
Well, to my POV, those would mean: "Dusted" - lightly covered, generally not consistently "Coated" - heavily covered, consistently "Blanketed" - very heavily covered "Filmed" - a light cover but consistently "Moist-filmed" sounds extremely awkward. I would not connect the two parts with a dash, either. That's just me.
