damply

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.

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

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dampish adj.

damply adv.

dampness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

damply - in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye" moistly

Translations

damply [ˈdæmplɪ] ADV

1. (= wetly) his T-shirt clung damply to him → la camiseta mojada se le ceñía al cuerpo
her hair clung damply to her cheeks → el pelo mojado se le pegaba a las mejillas

2. (fig) (= unenthusiastically) → sin ganas, sin(mucho)entusiasmo

damply

adv → feucht