dewy
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dewy
- /ˈdjuː.i/
- /ˈd͡ʒuː.i/
- /ˈduː.i/
Rhymes with -uːi
Where it comes from
From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, *dauwīg, equivalent to dew + -y.
adjective dewier · more dewy · dewiest · most dewy
- Covered by dew. His mildly vivid dewy beam Of beryl to diffuse: the gleam With elf-light tiniest figures lit Of shapely moon-fair elves who sit Each on a gemmy blade's curled tip In circle.
- Having the quality of bearing droplets of water. In the dewy fog, it was cold and damp.
- Resembling or characteristic of dew.
- Fresh and innocent. 1814, 16 March, Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Hogg, Thy Gentle Face Thy dewy looks sink in my breast Thy gentle words stir poison there;
Translations
Talk about this word "dewy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dewy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dewy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dewy "dewy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dewy.Cite this
@misc{dewy_2026,
title = {dewy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dewy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
