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
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
The groun’ war dampish, for thar had been a spell o’ rain; so I tuk out my bowie, an’ cut me enuf o’ the green cane to make me a sort o’ a shake-down.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid
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
