dewily
8.8
In a way that has small drops of water on it in the morning
- adverb
- /ˈduːɪli/
:
mojadamente
- The garden glistened dewily in the soft morning sunlight.
Examples
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The leaves glistened dewily after the rain.
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The leaves sparkled dewily after the cool night.
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She looked at him dewily, her eyes bright and fresh.
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The grass looked dewily fresh in the morning light.
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The garden glistened dewily in the soft morning sunlight.
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The grass looked dewily fresh in the morning light.
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The leaves sparkled dewily after the cool night.
Synonyms
wetly
vsdewily
1
3.6
In a way that is covered with water or tears
is about delicate morning moisture on surfaces rather than heavy wetness
damply
vsdewily
1
2.5
In a slightly wet way that feels cool on the skin
is about soft morning moisture that appears on surfaces overnight
moistly
vsdewily
1
2.8
In a slightly wet way
is about soft morning moisture on surfaces rather than general dampness
Antonyms
Surface Forms
dewily positive
Morphology
Etymology
Dewily comes from dew + -ly, and dew originally meant 'moisture on grass in the morning', the same root as in dewy and dewdrop. So to do something dewily is to do it in a 'moist, fresh' way, like leaves covered in morning dew.