DAMPIER

Proper noun

Dampier

A port in northwestern Western Australia

Source: Wiktionary


DAMPY

Damp"y, a.

1. Somewhat damp. [Obs.] Drayton.

2. Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful. [Obs.] "Dispel dampy throughts." Haywards.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 January 2025

AGITATION

(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”


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