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Dictionary: dank   (dăngk) pronunciation
adj., dank·er, dank·est.
Disagreeably damp or humid. See synonyms at wet.

[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

dankly dank'ly adv.
dankness dank'ness n.

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adjective

    Slightly wet: damp, moist. See dry/wet.

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adj

Definition: clammy
Antonyms: dry, parched


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IN BRIEF: Unpleasantly damp and cold.

pronunciation They huddled together in the dank dungeon.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klam, fugtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
(onaangenaam) vochtig

Français (French)
adj. - froid et humide, aux murs suintants (un donjon)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - feucht, dumpfig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (δυσάρεστα) υγρός, νοτερός, νοτισμένος, που κολλάει από υγρασία

Italiano (Italian)
umido, fradicio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - úmido

Русский (Russian)
промозглый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - húmedo y malsano

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fuktig, råkall

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
透水的, 湿阴阴的, 潮湿的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 透水的, 濕陰陰的, 潮濕的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 물기가 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 湿っぽい, じめじめした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رطب على نحو مزعج, شديد الرطوبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לח, קר, טחוב‬


 
 
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