DAMPY

Etymology

Adjective

dampy (comparative more dampy, superlative most dampy)

(obsolete) Somewhat damp.

(obsolete) Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful.

Source: Wiktionary


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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