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dewy.

Covered by dew.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdjuː.i//ˈd͡ʒuː.i//ˈduː.i/
  1. Covered by dew.

    The dewy grass was too slick for football.
  2. Having the quality of bearing droplets of water.

    In the dewy fog, it was cold and damp.
  3. Resembling or characteristic of dew.

  4. Fresh and innocent.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, *dauwīg, equivalent to dew + -y.

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