"dampish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more dampish [comparative], most dampish [superlative]
Etymology: From damp + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|damp|ish}} damp + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} dampish (comparative more dampish, superlative most dampish)
  1. (obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-dampish-en-adj-1oOdKSlD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. Moderately damp or moist. Translations (moderately damp or moist): խոնավավուն (xonavavun) (Armenian)
    Sense id: en-dampish-en-adj-3KCc8Fug Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'moderately damp or moist': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dampishly, dampishness

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