| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Somewhat damp.[Websters]
2. Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful.[Websters] 3. Being moist, wet, humid, dewy or soggy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb dampily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dampily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dampy.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DAMPY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Dampy \Damp"y\, adjective. 1. Somewhat damp. [Obsolete]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DAMPY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Dejected; gloomy.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Mining | Mid. Mine air mixed with so much carbonic acid gas as to cause the lights to burn badly or to go out. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (obsolete) Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful Quotations Dispel dampy thoughts. - Haywards. (references) | 2: [Adjective] (obsolete) Somewhat damp - Drayton. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
