dewy
adjective
moist with or as if with dew.
dewier
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comparativeof dewy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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But until recently, the main game in town was the Jonathan Club, which was founded in 1895 and barely registered among the young, dewier set.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
I know about his father’s stock-market losses and his own estrangement from dewier and more smoothly conformist classmates at Harvard’s business school.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2017
The lunar glow of Gheorghiu's voice sounds wan, and her intonation often sags; never having developed as an interpreter, she can only compete with our memories of her dewier prime.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2013
Basically, Plotz believes that the male characters on Nashville are far fresher and dewier and prettier than the female characters.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2013
I bid them dance, I bid them sing, For the limpid glance Of my ladyling; For the gift to the Spring of a dewier spring, For God's good grace of this ladyling!
From Sister Songs; an offering to two sisters by Francis Thompson
