Definitions
unpleasantly cool and humid
Word origin
From Middle English danke (“wet, damp; dampness, moisture”), probably from North Germanic, related to Swedish dank (“marshy spot”), Icelandic dökk (“pool”), Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”). However, some trace it to a West Germanic source such as Dutch damp (“vapor”) or Middle High German damph, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (“smoke, steam, vapor”).
Used in a sentence
“The dank cave was chilly and spooky.”
“Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire.”
“Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Unpleasantly damp and cold”4 letters
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