dank
adjective
unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly.
dankness
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a word derived from
dank.
Example Sentences
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That may be a charitable description of the hold-your-hat winds and zip-up-your-puffy-jacket evenings in the city, when the dankness of the fog can make it feel colder than the official temperature readings.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
But still not impossible: On the advice of a shrink — OK, several shrinks — we began preparing a covered porch space at the house a month ago for the coming season of dankness.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2020
“There’s a dankness and gloom about this festival,” one attendee told the New York Times as he waited for the ferry at Yarmouth.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2020
Liz dried her eyes and took in a deep breath of dankness and car exhaust.
From Nature ● Dec. 17, 2019
On the campus, students emerged from the mustiness of Suzzallo Library and the dankness of their rented rooms, blinked warily, and looked about for a place to stretch out on a patch of grass.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
