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Definition of Dampest
1. damp [adj] - See also: damp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dampest
Literary usage of Dampest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Guide to the Climates and Weather of India, Ceylon and Burmah by Henry Francis Blanford (1889)
"Hence the driest parts of India have an average humidity a little below 50, the
dampest about 80. Mountains, but not high plains, have a damper atmosphere ..."
2. Symons's Meteorological Magazine (1901)
"Lowest „ ,, Greatest range in year Least „ „ Greatest mean daily range Least ,, ,, „
Highest mean temp Lowest „ „ Driest station dampest ,, Highest temp, ..."
3. Famous Americans of Recent Times by James Parton (1867)
"In the dampest corner of the dampest cellar, no mould gathers upon it, no decay
penetrates it. In the hottest garret, it never warps or cracks. ..."
4. Himalayan journals; or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1855)
"The descent was as abrupt as that of the east face, but through less dense forest;
the Sikkim side being much the dampest. I encamped at dark near a small ..."
5. Vancouver Island and British Columbia: Where They Are; what They Are; and by Alexander Rattray (1862)
"The dampest months of the year were from September to January inclusive, the
dampest of all being October, when fogs are often prevalent. ..."
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