单词 | dewy |
释义 | dewy (once / 2066 pages) adj Something that's dewy is slightly damp, or beaded with moisture. The dewy grass early in the morning might leave wet marks on your sneakers. Anything that has dew on it — the tiny water drops left overnight by condensation — is dewy. The ground, leaves, blades of grass, and even your car might be dewy on a cool spring morning. You can also describe something very smooth and glowing, especially a person's skin, as dewy. The Old English root word is dēawig. WORD FAMILYdewy: dewier, dewiest, dewily, dewyer+/dew: dews, dewy USAGE EXAMPLES“And I remember dewy gravel on my face. That’s it.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Its lavish conservatory is jammed with hundreds of exotic plants and a dewy, tropical aroma even through Chicago’s bleakest winter. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) So instead of making her skin look like makeup, I made it look like natural, dewy skin, but flawless. Los Angeles Times(Nov 08, 2016) adj wet with dew Syn bedewed wet covered or soaked with a liquid such as water |
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