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dewy

 [doo-ee, dyoo-ee]   Origin

dew·y

   [doo-ee, dyoo-ee]
adjective dew·i·er, dew·i·est.
1.
moist with or as if with dew.
2.
having the quality of dew: dewy tears.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English dēawig; see dew, -y1

Related forms
dew·i·ly, adverb
dew·i·ness, noun
un·dew·i·ly, adverb
un·dew·i·ness, noun
un·dew·y, adjective
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dewy (ˈdjuːɪ)
 
—adj , dewier, dewiest
1.  moist with or as with dew: a dewy complexion
2.  of or resembling dew
3.  poetic suggesting, falling, or refreshing like dew: dewy sleep
 
'dewily
 
—adv
 
'dewiness
 
—n

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dewy
O.E. deawig (see dew).
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