dewier
dewier is the comparative form of dewy.
Meaning of dewy
Adjective
dewy (comparative dewier or more dewy, superlative dewiest or 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.1863, Roden Noel, Behind the Veil: And Other Poems, London: Macmillan and Co., page 149
- His mildly vivid dewy beam
- 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.
- Thy dewy looks sink in my breast
Thy gentle words stir poison there;1814, 16 March, Percy Bysshe Shelley letter to Hogg, Thy Gentle Face
- Thy dewy looks sink in my breast
Questions about dewier
- What is dewier the comparative form of?
- Dewier is the comparative form of dewy.
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