dewy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, *dauwīg, equivalent to dew + -y.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈdjuː.i/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.i/, /ˈduː.i/
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Adjective
[edit]dewy (comparative dewier or more dewy, superlative dewiest or most dewy)
- Covered by dew.
synonyms ▲
- Synonyms: bedewed, rory; see also Thesaurus:bedewed
- The dewy grass was too slick for football.
- Having the quality of bearing droplets of water.
quotations ▼
- In the dewy fog, it was cold and damp.
- Fresh and innocent. quotations ▼
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[edit]Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English dēawiġ, from Old English dēaw. Equivalent to dew + -y.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dewy
- Resembling dew; dewy
- Resembling water.
Descendants
[edit]- English: dewy
References
[edit]- “deuī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.
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