damp

³damp

adj

Definition of DAMP

1

a archaic : being confused, bewildered, or shocked : stupefied b : depressed, dull

2

: slightly or moderately wet : moist <a damp towel>; also : humid <damp weather>

— damp·ish \ˈdam-pish\ adjective

— damp·ly adverb

— damp·ness noun

Examples of DAMP

1. Wipe up the mess with a damp cloth.
2. Her forehead was damp with perspiration.
3. My hair's still damp from the rain.

First Known Use of DAMP

1590

Related to DAMP

Synonyms: humid, muggy, sticky, sultry

Antonyms: dry

Related Words: steamy, summerlike, summery, sweltering, torrid; semitropical (also semitropic), subhumid, subtropical (also subtropic), tropic, tropical; close, heavy, oppressive, smothering, stifling, stuffy, suffocating; clammy, dank, moist; awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet

Near Antonyms: bracing, cool, crisp, fresh, invigorating, refreshing; arid, baked, burned (or burnt), dehydrated, desert, droughty, dusty, parched, scorched, seared, semiarid, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty, waterless

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