damply

damp

D0018000 (dămp)adj. damp·er, damp·est 1. Slightly wet: a damp sponge.2. Humid: damp air.3. Archaic Dejected; depressed.n.1. a. Moisture in the air; humidity: Come in out of the damp.b. Moisture that lies or has condensed on something: "I saw the damp lying on the bare hedges and spare grass" (Charles Dickens).2. Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.3. Archaic a. Lowness of spirits; depression: "An angry or sorrowful [countenance] throws a sudden damp upon me" (David Hume).b. A restraint or check; a discouragement: "The issue of arms was so slow as to throw a great damp upon volunteering" (James Franck Bright).tr.v. damped, damp·ing, damps 1. To make damp or moist; moisten.2. To suppress or extinguish (a fire) by reducing or cutting off air.3. To restrain or check; discourage: news that damped our enthusiasm.4. Music To slow or stop the vibrations of (the strings of a keyboard instrument) with a damper.5. Physics To decrease the amplitude of (an oscillating system).Phrasal Verb: damp off Botany To be affected by damping off.

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[Middle English, poison gas, perhaps from Middle Dutch, vapor.]

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damp′ish adj.damp′ly adv.damp′ness n.

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damply - in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye"moistly

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