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dewy

/ˈdjuː.i/ adjective

In Latin: rōridus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dewy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Wet with dew.

Origin

From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, *dauwīg, equivalent to dew + -y.

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