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dank
(dăngk)adj. dank·er, dank·est
Disagreeably damp or humid: a dank cave.
[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
dank′ly adv.
dank′ness n.
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dank
(dæŋk)adj
(esp of cellars, caves, etc) unpleasantly damp and chilly
[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dank marshy spot]
ˈdankly adv
ˈdankness n
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dank
(dæŋk)adj. -er, -est.
unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
[1350–1400; Middle English, probably < Scandinavian]
dank′ly, adv.
dank′ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | dank - unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" |
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