Thesaurus / dank
FEEDBACKEXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Neither do “dampish,” “dank” or “wettish,” which are the other alternatives offered by Merriam-Webster.
HATE THE WORD ‘MOIST’? GET OVER IT — THE ALTERNATIVES ARE WORSE.EMILY HEILJANUARY 19, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Often the start and finish of portages happen in dank, mosquito-infested wetlands that no one enjoys.
HOW (AND WHY) TO EXECUTE THE PERFECT CANOE PORTAGEALEX HUTCHINSONSEPTEMBER 9, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
She sank back on the dank floor of the cave and buried her face in her dirt-stained hands.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLELAURA LEE HOPE
The dank vapours of Covent Garden are sweet in the nostrils of many a cockney reveller.
A CURSORY HISTORY OF SWEARINGJULIAN SHARMAN
He charged up the canyon, fumbling in his parka for more shells, and crashed through dank high brush into a shadowy clearing.
RESTRICTED TOOLMALCOLM B. MOREHART
Barnacles had fastened upon the hull, and long tresses of green, dank seaweed hung trailing from the iron paddle-wheels.
THE BOYS OF '61CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
His face, which bore traces of more than common beauty, was now white and pinched; his hair hung dank about his forehead.
But the compound subject is really equivalent to “the willow with its osiers dank,” osiers being water-willows or their branches.
MILTON'S COMUSJOHN MILTON
My lank limp lily, my long lithe lily, My languid lily-love fragile and thin, With dank leaves dangling and flower-flap chilly.
THE BOOK OF HUMOROUS VERSEVARIOUS
The opened door revealed the gloom of the dank rooms and twisting staircase, then fell to behind them with a clatter.
VILLA RUBEIN AND OTHER STORIESJOHN GALSWORTHY
WORDS RELATED TO DANK
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.