Adjective : damp weather; a damp towel. ,The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : damp that goes through your warmest clothes. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : A series of failures damped her enthusiasm. ,to damp a furnace. From Dictionary.com.
He touched the forehead which was cool and dampish. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Dolphin]
I could smell something, something dampish but not unpleasant. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient, Strange, and Lovely] Reference
Then he was falling, falling, down through hue after warm dampish hue. From Wordnik.com. [Kingdoms of Light]
On the whole, it gives best results on heavy soils and in a dampish climate. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
It was dampish but not wet and it was still plainly recognisable as a silk scarf. From Wordnik.com. [A Guilty Thing Surprised]
If the paper is left in a dampish room for fifteen minutes, it should be sufficient. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889] Reference
Itz kwite chillee n dampish here in SaneLuwee 2, but dey promissed sum sunnyShien 2morroo. From Wordnik.com. [I knowz what b.a.t.h spellz - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Indeed Jim did have a dampish look -- his eyelashes and eyebrows were beaded with the moisture. From Wordnik.com. [Frontier Boys in Frisco] Reference
It was a dampish night, and we walked on greasy mud. From Wordnik.com. [New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune] Reference
Yes, the tree, perhaps, does make the place a little dampish. From Wordnik.com. [Ghost Stories of an Antiquary] Reference
A chilly and dampish 41 at 6 graduating to 44 and light rain at 11. From Wordnik.com. [Lone Star Times] Reference
I peeled off the bark; the tunnels underneath were full of wood paste, still dampish. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderin' Weeta (With Waterfowl and Weeds)] Reference
Sartin it do feel a leetle dampish, 'count o' the river fog; tho ', as a general thing, the. From Wordnik.com. [The Death Shot A Story Retold] Reference
At once she felt giddy, even the cold, dampish sheets on her bed seemed to smell of chipre. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Wilderness] Reference
Her eyes were red-rimmed and watery and the thin curls round her face were dampish and dejected. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet Danger]
I was to have spent a few days there, but Wynberg is cold at night and dampish, so I declined that. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from the Cape] Reference
"When I came to I was lying with my face in a dampish sort of hollow, and. From Wordnik.com. [Sir George Tressady — Volume II] Reference
"I'm afraid your beds are dampish; perhaps you had better go to your brother's room. From Wordnik.com. [Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes] Reference
A slightly dampish, moldy odor. From Wordnik.com. [Codgerspace]
They passed a tree with dampish small fruit. From Wordnik.com. [Xone of Contention]
Around each small hole was a dampish corona. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
It was nise but as u knows, a little dampish. From Wordnik.com. [Oh yeah, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
It is Branca coming through the dampish glow. From Wordnik.com. [Underworld] Reference
I hate dangling things; I hate dampish things. From Wordnik.com. [The Waves] Reference
Wear mud-resistant footwear, or plan on dampish footsies. ". From Wordnik.com. [News & Observer: Home Page] Reference
“From the bottom we went on in a dampish sort of a passage, gloomily lit up with one candle. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Salt Lake Trail] Reference
In the dead of dampish night. From Wordnik.com. [The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2] Reference
As never rose from any dampish fen. From Wordnik.com. [The Merry Devil] Reference
It was a dependable but dampish companion. From Wordnik.com. [Tar Aiym Krang]
"Well, you do look dampish," observed Pieter. From Wordnik.com. [Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin] Reference
A dampish room for some time. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889] Reference
165: And dampish aire, whereby al things are red. From Wordnik.com. [Fowre Hymnes] Reference
It’s still dampish. From Wordnik.com. [Overture to Death]
"I'm afraid your beds are dampish. From Wordnik.com. [The King of the Golden River] Reference
Sakes alive, you're sort of dampish. ". From Wordnik.com. [Shavings] Reference
"Jes 'so; nice place, but lonesome and dampish. From Wordnik.com. [Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, Etc.] Reference
"Just so; nice place, but lonesome and dampish. From Wordnik.com. [New National Fourth Reader] Reference
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