dank
adjective
unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly.
dankest
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superlativeof dank.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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During the dankest days of the pandemic lockdowns, Dana Loesch needed something to occupy herself.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2021
It simply takes this premise to its dankest and most outrageous ends, yielding a version of politics that is, in its way, darker than anything you see on “House of Cards.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2017
The grimmest walk-up and the dankest trailer can be rendered more livable by the introduction of tinkling water, wild pachanga music, or soothing birdsong.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2015
Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney have been together for more than a decade and have slowly climbed from the dirtiest, dankest of basements and clubs to headline theaters and, now, stadiums.
From Chicago Tribune ● Sep. 19, 2014
They clambered to the highest and meanest garrets, and descended to the lowest, darkest and dankest cellars, to administer to the wants of the destitute, the sick, and the dying.
From Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent by J. (Jesse) Clement
