damp
In a state between dry and wet; ; .
Other meanings
Despondent; dispirited, downcast.
Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.
Synonyms
- moist
Related words
- damp down
- damp haze
- damp off
- damp squib
- damp squid
- damp-dry
- dampen
- dampness
- bedamp
- dampish
- damply
- dampsome
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "dampen" (to extinguish, choke, suffocate).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “damp” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.