DANKLY

Etymology

Adverb

dankly (comparative more dankly, superlative most dankly)

In a dank manner.

Source: Wiktionary


DANK

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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