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dampish

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damp  (dmp)
adj. damp·er, damp·est
1. Slightly wet. See Synonyms at wet.
2. Archaic Dejected.
n.
1. Moisture in the air; humidity.
2. Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.
3. Lowness of spirits; depression.
4. A restraint or check; a discouragement.
tr.v. damped, damp·ing, damps
1. To make damp or moist; moisten.
2. To extinguish (a fire, for example) by cutting off air.
3. To restrain or check; discourage.
4. Music To slow or stop the vibrations of (the strings of a keyboard instrument) with a damper.
5. Physics To decrease the amplitude of (an oscillating system).
Phrasal Verb:
damp off Botany
To be affected by damping off.

[Middle English, poison gas, perhaps from Middle Dutch, vapor.]

dampish adj.
damply adv.
dampness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dampishdampish - slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
Translations
dampish [ˈdæmpɪʃ] ADJalgo húmedo
dampish
adjetwas feucht


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Bob did look dampish, inasmuch as the rain was streaming from his neck, elbows, cuffs, skirts, and knees; and his whole apparel shone so with the wet, that it might have been mistaken for a full suit of prepared oilskin.
 
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