subhumid

[hyoo-mid or, often, yoo-]

adjective

containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin (h)ūmidus, equivalent to (h)ūm(ēre) to be moist + -idus -id⁴

Related forms

hu·mid·ly, adverb

hu·mid·ness, noun

sub·hu·mid, adjective

un·hu·mid, adjective

Synonyms
dank, wet. See damp.

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Subhumid is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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