dampish

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Sample of the dampish dialogue: Diver Quinn, parrying a marriage proposal by Suzan�"Think of what our kids might be like, full of bends and nitro bubbles."

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Jes' so; nice place, but lonesome and dampish.

From Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, Etc. by Alcott, Louisa May