Definition of Dewy

Dew´y
a.1.Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew.
A dewy mist
Went and watered all the ground.
- Milton.
When dewy eve her curtain draws.
- Keble.
2.Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.
Dewy sleep ambrosial.
- Cowper.
3.(Bot.) Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered with dew.


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