dampish
- adjective
- /ˈdæmpɪʃ/
:
humedecido
- A dampish, musty smell emanated from the garment.
- dampish smell
Examples
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A man in a hat with earflaps approached Hanemann; the untied strings of his hat hung down both sides of his dark, dampish face, and with a lazy, crooked movement, he punched Hanemann in the chest with his wool-gloved hand.
Fiction book (2000) -
The whole place looks to be dampish to wet.
Blog text (7) -
I hate dampish things.
Academic text (1990) -
It is Branca coming through the dampish glow.
Fiction book (1992) -
He began: "A man of twenty-five, of stunted growth, a physician by training, lies in a bed in a dampish room in Rome."
Fiction book (1996) -
The towel was still dampish from the last load of laundry.
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After the rain, the soil felt dampish under my feet.
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The weather was cool and dampish, perfect for a cozy day indoors.
Synonyms
113
1.0
Slightly wet and often uncomfortable
105
1.0
Slightly wet in a pleasant or suitable way
21
3.5
A little damp, slightly sticky, and cool in a way that feels unpleasant
7
2.7
Wet with small drops of water that form on grass or skin in the morning
A little wet, like after rain or dew
Covered with small drops of water like morning dew
Air that is damp and feels unpleasant
Misty and wet air that makes it hard to see
Antonyms
How Damp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dampish comes from damp 'slightly wet' and the ending -ish 'somewhat' or 'like'. So dampish means 'a little wet' rather than fully dry.