damply

Thân thiện

A single curl of hair hung damply over her left eye after the rain.

Definition

Adverb: - In a manner that is slightly wet, moist, or humid. - In a way that suggests a lack of dryness; with moisture.

Usage and Examples

The adverb "damply" describes how an action is performed with or in a state of dampness.

• The clothes hung damply on the line, not yet dry from the morning rain.
• She sighed, her breath clouding damply in the cold winter air.
• His forehead was damply cool to the touch, a sign the fever was breaking.

Advanced Usage

"damply" can be used figuratively to describe something that evokes a feeling of moisture or clamminess, often related to atmosphere or emotion.

• A sense of dread clung damply to the old, deserted house.
• The melancholy news settled damply over the gathered crowd.

Variants and Related Words

• Damp (adjective): Slightly wet.
  • The grass was damp with dew.
• Dampen (verb): To make slightly wet; to reduce the intensity of.
  • Dampen the cloth before cleaning.
  • The bad news dampened their spirits.
• Dampness (noun): The state or quality of being damp.
  • The dampness in the basement caused mold.

Synonyms

• Moistly
• Wetly
• Clammily

Antonyms

• Dryly
• Aridly

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a damp manner
   • a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye

Từ đồng nghĩa

• moistly