dewy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English dewy, deuhy, from Old English dēawiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwag, *dauwīg, equivalent to dew +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdjuː.i/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.i/, /ˈduː.i/ Rhymes: -uːi === Adjective === dewy (comparative dewier or more dewy, superlative dewiest or most dewy) Covered by dew. Synonyms: bedewed, rory; see also Thesaurus:bedewed Having the quality of bearing droplets of water. 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; ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === wyde, wyed == Middle English == === Alternative forms === deuhy === Etymology === From Old English dēawiġ, from Old English dēaw. Equivalent to dew +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɛu̯.iː/ === Adjective === dewy Resembling dew; dewy Resembling water. ==== Descendants ==== English: dewy ==== References ==== “deuī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 July 2018.