damp
/dæmp/ adj [-er/-est only]Definition
› slightly wet, esp. in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: damp socks a cold, damp day dampness /ˈdæmp·nəs/ n [U] › The dampness bothers my arthritis.
(Definition of damp adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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