• Dewy

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈduː.ɪ/

    Origin

    From dew + -y

    Full definition of dewy

    Adjective

    dewy

    1. Covered by dew.The dewy grass was too slick for football.
    2. Having the quality of bearing droplets of water.In the dewy fog, it was cold and damp.
      • 1831, Edgar Allan Poe, :At midnight, in the month of June,
        I stand beneath the mystic moon.
        An opiate vapor, dewy, dim,
        Exhales from out her golden rim

    Synonyms

    • (covered by dew) rory

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