DANKISH

Etymology

Adjective

dankish (comparative more dankish, superlative most dankish)

Somewhat dank.

The moth breedeth upon cloth and other lanifices; especially if they be laid up dankish and wet.

Source: Wiktionary


Dank"ish, a.

Definition: Somewhat dank.

– Dank"ish*ness, n. In a dark and dankish vault at home. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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