dankish en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English dank Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English dankish From dank + -ish.
Meanings
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Somewhat dank.
The moth breedeth upon cloth and other lanifices; especially if they be laid up dankish and wet.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dankish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dankish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |