Difference between Dampish and Damp

What is the difference between Dampish and Damp?

Dampish as an adjective is moderately damp or moist while Damp as an adjective is being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

Dampish

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Moderately damp or moist

Damp

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Moisture; humidity; dampness.Fog; fogginess; vapor.Dejection or depression.A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.Pertaining to or affected by noxious vapours; dejected, stupified.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet; as, to damp cloth.To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage.To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

Example sentence: I do have bad hair days. If I fall asleep with it slightly damp, I wake up and it'll all be piled up on top in a mess.

We hope you now know whether to use Dampish or Damp in your sentence.

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