- dankly
- adverb see dank
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dankly
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dankly — dank ► ADJECTIVE ▪ damp and cold. DERIVATIVES dankly adverb dankness noun. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian … English terms dictionary
dankly — adverb : in a dank manner the cloth stuck dankly to their bodies Norman Mailer … Useful english dictionary
dankly — See dank. * * * … Universalium
dankly — adverb In a dank manner … Wiktionary
dankly — adv. wetly, clammily … English contemporary dictionary
dankly — dank·ly … English syllables
dank — dankly, adv. dankness, n. /dangk/, adj., danker, dankest. unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar. [1350 1400; ME (adj. and n.), prob. < Scand; cf. dial. Sw dänka, Norw dynke moisten, c. ON dokk water hole] Syn. wet,… … Universalium
dank — adjective Etymology: Middle English danke Date: 1573 unpleasantly moist or wet < a dank basement > Synonyms: see wet • dankly adverb • dankness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
dankness — See dankly. * * * … Universalium
clammily — adv. dankly, in a cold and damp manner … English contemporary dictionary
