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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdjuː.i/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.i/, /ˈduː.i/ Audio: en-us-dewy.ogg , en-us-dewy2.ogg Forms: dewier [comparative], more dewy [comparative], dewiest [superlative], most dewy [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, *dauwīg, equivalent to dew + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dewy}} Middle English dewy, {{inh|en|ang|dēawiġ}} Old English dēawiġ, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*dauwag}} Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, {{suf|en|dew|y|id2=adjectival}} dew + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er,more}} dewy (comparative dewier or more dewy, superlative dewiest or most dewy)
  1. Covered by dew. Synonyms: bedewed, rory, bedewed, dewy, roric, rorid, rory [obsolete], roscid Translations (covered by dew): ро́сны (rósny) (Belarusian), пакры́ты расо́й (pakrýty rasój) (Belarusian), рася́ны́ (rasjáný) (Belarusian), росен (rosen) (Bulgarian), оросен (orosen) (Bulgarian), orosený (Czech), dauwig (Dutch), bedauwd (Dutch), betaut (German), taufeucht (German), rōridus (Latin), pokryty rosą [masculine] (Polish), zroszony [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dewy-en-adj-kzkAI9Ws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 5 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 34 4 27 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 3 30 4 0 Disambiguation of 'covered by dew': 83 3 14 1
  2. Having the quality of bearing droplets of water. Translations (bearing droplets of water): mokry [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dewy-en-adj-A6-tcqGt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 5 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 28 44 9 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 40 7 22 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 39 6 21 7 1 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 25 40 7 19 9 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 34 4 27 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 3 30 4 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 26 44 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 44 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 26 41 6 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 45 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 44 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 28 45 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 43 8 21 Disambiguation of 'bearing droplets of water': 8 84 1 7
  3. Resembling or characteristic of dew.
    Sense id: en-dewy-en-adj-4Da5Gp8z
  4. Fresh and innocent. Translations (fresh): svěží (Czech)
    Sense id: en-dewy-en-adj-5rUTY9Pf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 5 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 34 4 27 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 31 3 30 4 0 Disambiguation of 'fresh': 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dewily, dewiness, dewy-eyed, undewy

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈdɛu̯.iː/ Forms: deuhy [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English dēawiġ, from Old English dēaw. Equivalent to dew + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|dēawiġ}} Old English dēawiġ, {{inh|enm|ang|dēaw}} Old English dēaw, {{suf|enm|dew|-y}} dew + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} dewy, {{enm-adj}} dewy
  1. Resembling dew; dewy
    Sense id: en-dewy-enm-adj-T~YncG3M
  2. Resembling water.
    Sense id: en-dewy-enm-adj-DmGjqVyl Categories (other): Liquids Disambiguation of Liquids: 16 84

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "His mildly vivid dewy beam\nOf beryl to diffuse: the gleam\nWith elf-light tiniest figures lit\nOf shapely moon-fair elves who sit\nEach on a gemmy blade's curled tip\nIn circle.",
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          "text": "At midnight, in the month of June, / I stand beneath the mystic moon. / An opiate vapor, dewy, dim, / Exhales from out her golden rim",
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        "Resembling or characteristic of dew."
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          "text": "1814, 16 March, Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Hogg, Thy Gentle Face\nThy dewy looks sink in my breast\nThy gentle words stir poison there;"
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          "text": "It was unusually early for him; his whole person exhaled the charm of almost dewy freshness; […]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdjuː.i/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒuː.i/"
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      "code": "be",
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      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "rósny",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "ро́сны"
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      "roman": "pakrýty rasój",
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      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "рася́ны́"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "roman": "rosen",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "росен"
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      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "оросен"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "orosený"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "dauwig"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "bedauwd"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "betaut"
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      "code": "de",
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "taufeucht"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
      "word": "rōridus"
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "covered by dew",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "bearing droplets of water",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "mokry"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "fresh",
      "word": "svěží"
    }
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}

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}

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