bedewed

English

Etymology

be- + dew + -ed

Adjective

bedewed (comparative more bedewed, superlative most bedewed)

  1. Covered with or as if with dew.
    • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter V:
      “What makes you think that?” I asked, handkerchiefing my upper slopes, which had become considerably bedewed. I didn't like this line of talk at all.

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Verb

bedewed

  1. simple past and past participle of bedew
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