Antonyms for dewy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : doo-ee, dyoo-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdu i, ˈdyu i


Definition of dewy

Origin :
  • Old English deawig (see dew + -y (2)).
  • As in juicy : adj moist
  • As in misty : adj filmy, obscure
  • As in moist : adj wet, wettish
  • As in new : adj recent, fresh
  • As in wet : adj damp, moist
  • As in peaches-and-cream : adj fresh
  • As in soppy : adj wet
  • As in damp : adj wet, humid
  • As in dank : adj clammy
  • As in fresh : adj energetic, healthy
Example sentences :
  • Linda's eyes opened wide and dewy with surprise and pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • In the dewy mornings, she hop-skipped and jumped by his side into the pasture to bring in the cows.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Wherever she set her blessed foot, there was at once a dewy flower.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Still holding it; she rose, and went through the bars into the dewy lane.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • She was happy as a day in summer, and fresh as a dewy morning in spring.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • The laughter had gone from her eyes, and left a dewy wistfulness.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • She should find them all dewy and unwithered in her bridal crown.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • "That is bravely spoken, my noble Edith," said Mrs. Stewart, with dewy eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Masked Bridal » by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
  • It is all right,' said Mr. Knight, who was as placid as dewy eve by the side of Elfride.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • With the first sun-ray he perceived a companion in the dewy solitude.
  • Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa

Synonyms for dewy

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