dampest

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dampest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Damp \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), a. [Compar. Damper; superl. Dampest.]
     1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;
        moist; humid.
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              O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
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              All these and more came flocking, but with looks
              Downcast and damp.                    --Milton.
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