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
At once she felt giddy, even the cold, dampish sheets on her bed seemed to smell of chipre.
From Tales of the Wilderness by Boris Pilniak
Planted against a wall, in good dampish loam, it succeeds well.
From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Angus Duncan Webster
In scenery the country is pretty, particularly after passing the last river: a dampish spot was passed at Bhowli: a large Acacia, Melanoxylon and Pteris were found on the river banks.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith
