dampy

dampy

English

Alternative forms

  • dampie (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree
English damp
English -y
English dampy

    From damp + -y.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdæmpi/
      • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -æmpi

    Adjective

    dampy (comparative more dampy, superlative most dampy)

    1. (obsolete) Somewhat damp.
    2. (obsolete) Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful.
      Dispel dampy thoughts.
      • 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion‎[1], reprint edition, published 1876, song 7:
        For, in the easy Vale if she be set below, no
        What is she but obscure ? and her more dampy shade
        And covert, but a den for beasts of ravin made

    Derived terms

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