dampish
Example Sentences
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The weight of a dampish plot hangs on the young mother's efforts to get away from baby long enough for an occasional hour of fun in the evenings.
From Time Magazine Archive
He followed her through the narrow, dampish alley at the side of the house.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
"Aye, it's a bit dampish," said Dixon, as he brought a couple more logs to replenish a fire that seemed to have no heart for burning.
From The Mating of Lydia by Mrs. Humphry Ward
It succeeds well in rich, dampish loam, and as a shrub for standing alone in any conspicuous position it has, indeed, few equals.
From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Angus Duncan Webster
It was a dampish night, and we walked on greasy mud.
From New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune by E. (Edith) Nesbit
