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DANK
clammy, dank
(adjective) unpleasantly cool and humid; “a clammy handshake”; “clammy weather”; “a dank cellar”; “dank rain forests”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
dank (comparative danker, superlative dankest)
Dark, damp and humid.
(figuratively, of marijuana) Highly potent.
(slang, often ironic) Great, awesome.
Noun
dank (plural danks)
Moisture; humidity; water.
Etymology 2
Verb
dank (third-person singular simple present danks, present participle danking, simple past and past participle danked)
(obsolete, intransitive) To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.
Etymology 3
Noun
dank (plural danks)
A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.
Anagrams
• D. Kan., N. Dak., NKDA, kDNA, kand, kdna
Source: Wiktionary
Dank, a. Etym: [Cf. dial, Sw. dank a moist place in a field, Icel. dökk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. damp or to daggle dew.]
Definition: Damp; moist; humid; wet. Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire. Milton. Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground. Trench.
Dank, n.
Definition: Moisture; humidity; water. [Obs.]
Dank, n.
Definition: A small silver coin current in Persia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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