/ dæŋk; NAmE / adjective
( especially of a place ) damp, cold and unpleasant :
a dark dank cave
► dank·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dank marshy spot.
/ dæŋk; NAmE / adjective
( especially of a place ) damp, cold and unpleasant :
a dark dank cave
► dank·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dank marshy spot.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005