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dewy

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dew⋅y

  [doo-ee, dyoo-ee]
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–adjective dew⋅i⋅er, dew⋅i⋅est.
1. moist with or as if with dew.
2. having the quality of dew: dewy tears.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE dēawig; see dew, -y 1

Related forms:
dew⋅i⋅ly, adverb
dew⋅i⋅ness, noun
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dew·y   (dōō'ē, dyōō'ē)   
adj.   dew·i·er, dew·i·est

  1. Moist with or as if with dew: dewy grass in early morning.

  2. Accompanied by dew: a dewy morning.

  3. Suggestive of the freshness or purity of dew, as in innocence or naiveté: never gave up the dewy outlook of youth.

dew'i·ly adv., dew'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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