humidly
3.5
In a damp way that makes things feel wet
- adverb
- /ˈhjuːmɪdli/
:
húmedamente
- She stepped outside and instantly felt the humidly warm breeze on her skin.
Examples
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It was humidly cold, and the tires rotated against the pavement with a monotonous, heartlike beat.
Fiction book (1991) -
The air felt humidly thick as we walked through the tropical rainforest.
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After the rain stopped, the grass was left humidly wet underfoot.
Synonyms
damply
vshumidly
1
2.5
In a slightly wet way that feels cool on the skin
implies a more general humid or moisture filled state than slight wetness
moistly
vshumidly
1
2.8
In a slightly wet way
describes a fuller presence of humidity rather than just slight dampness
dewily
vshumidly
8.8
In a way that has small drops of water on it in the morning
indicates dampness from humidity rather than moisture caused by dew
Surface Forms
humidly positive
Morphology
Etymology
Humidly comes from the Latin humidus, meaning 'moist' or 'wet', and shares the same root as humid and humidity. So doing something humidly means doing it in a damp, moist way, like steam on a window or the heavy air of a jungle.