DAMPISH

damp, dampish, moist

(adjective) slightly wet; “clothes damp with perspiration”; “a moist breeze”; “eyes moist with tears”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dampish (comparative more dampish, superlative most dampish)

(obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.

Moderately damp or moist.

Anagrams

• amphids, phasmid

Source: Wiktionary


Damp"ish, a.

Definition: Moderately damp or moist.

– Damp"ish*ly, adv.

– Damp"ish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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