dankishadj.
/ˈdaŋkɪʃ/ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective]
wetc900
moisty1386
nesha1387
dank?a1400
watery?a1439
sappy?a1500
dankish1540
spongy1600
sluiced1607
madid1615
humidious1630
uvid1656
madent1727
muggy1731
sockya1825
suckeny1878
1540 R. Jonas in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde iii. f. lxxxv The earthe maye be ouer waterysshe, dankesshe, or ouer hot and drye.
1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 8v Take hede also of mistie and dankyshe dayes.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) v. i. 248 In a darke and dankish vault at home There left me and my man. View more context for this quotation
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §696 The Moath breedeth upon Cloth..Especially if..laid up dankish and wet.
1647 N. Nye Art of Gunnery i. 13 You must..suffer the said water to settle..and congeal in a dankish room.
2. Somewhat dank; inclined to be wet or moist.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > rather or somewhat
wettish1648
dankish1727
the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > inclined to be wet
dankish1727
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Dankish, a little Moist or Wet.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 July 6/1 Butts and tubs..stood close packed and cumbersome upon its dankish floor.
Derivatives
ˈdankishness n. dankish quality, humidity.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [noun]
moistnessc1390
moisturea1398
humidityc1450
waterishness1532
moist1562
dankishness1576
moistishness1576
dankness1601
dampishness1607
madidity1656
dampness1665
humidness1727
madidness1731
dampiness1830
1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions ii. 112 a A fustie dankishnesse..vnder the skin.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Relant, mustinesse, fustinesse, ranknesse, dankishnesse.
1630 in J. S. Burn Hist. Parish Reg. Eng. (1862) 68 This place is very much subject to dankishness.
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Dankishness, moistness.
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