— dankly , adv. — dankness , n.
/dangk/ , adj., danker, dankest .
unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
[ 1350-1400; ME (adj. and n.), prob. dänka, Norw dynke moisten, c. ON dokk water hole ]
Syn . wet, clammy, muggy, sticky, soggy.