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dewily

  • a word derived from dewy.
    dewy
    adjective
    moist with or as if with dew.

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She kept on flying throughout the decades, though sometimes without a craft, hurtling through space and fighting alongside the Avengers all while maintaining her dewily youthful looks.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

Why is Ken suddenly and dewily questioning his role?

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

Shirley Temple, bride of seven months, firmly refused a fan who had dewily told the world that she wanted to borrow Shirley's wedding gown for her own marriage.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Buzz says dewily, "Life's only worth livin' if you've been loved by a kid," he is voicing either the sweetest sentiment ever or the canniest slogan for Toys "R" Us.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It was like this," she said, looking round-eyed and dewily solemn like a child in church.

From The Judge by Rebecca West