dank
adjective
unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly.
dankly
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a word derived from
dank.
Example Sentences
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Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie give superb performances as the parents of a dead child who encounter, in Venice’s dankly crumbling splendour, terrifying signs of her existence beyond the grave.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2018
Then, in a dankly contemplative mood in his overnight cell, Ginger finally grows up: "A man's life was nobody's fault but his own."
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of the bright Halloween hues of the Disney version, Burton gives his film a swankly, dankly desaturated color scheme.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shirt, clammy from three days' accumulated sweat, clung dankly to him.
From Time Magazine Archive
His forelock drooped dankly over his brow; there was stubble on his chin; his eyes were red, like a dog's.
From The Prince and Betty by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
