damply

Examples

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• The mist swirled around us, licking damply at my skin, and I shivered.

• His shirt clung to his back under the shabby suit, and his dark hair lay damply across his forehead.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The hair at his neck clings damply to his skin.

  Harvard University

• It suddenly became damply cold in the Fury.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The Elf and his charges gathered in a knot, fighting for breath, their weapons glistening damply.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Stresa's quills shimmered damply, and the air turned chill.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Roger followed Brianna toward the front of the room, watching the curling tendrils that escaped from her braid to coil damply on her neck.

  Fiction book (1992)

• His goat's-hair wig had slipped sideways; it glistened with wet, and the sparse, gingerish wisps of his own hair curled out damply below it.

  Blog text (5)

• Her short red hair curled damply over the collar of her pink raincoat.

• Strands of my own hair came loose and hung damply on my forehead and cheeks.

Synonyms

W

wetly

vsdamply

2 3.6

In a way that is covered with water or tears

indicates only a slight, mild dampness rather than being soaked

M

moistly

vsdamply

1 2.8

In a slightly wet way

is the same meaning but used as the standard adverb form

H

humidly

vsdamply

1 3.5

In a damp way that makes things feel wet

means slight wetness of objects rather than wet air

D

dewily

vsdamply

1 8.8

In a way that has small drops of water on it in the morning

refers to slight wetness generally, not only natural morning moisture

How Damp

soggily

1 4.7

wetly

2 3.6

damply

1 2.5

moistly

1 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology