dank

wet, damp, dank, moist, humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry.

• • slipped on the wet pavement

damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture.

• • clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place

dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness.

• • a prisoner in a cold, dank cell

moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry.

• • treat the injury with moist heat

humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air.

• • a hot, humid climate