Damp and Stale

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Damp adjective - Containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture.

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Stale and damp are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stale" instead an adjective "Damp".

Nearby Words: dampen, dampened, damper, damped, dampness

Stale adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

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Damp and stale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Damp" instead an adjective "Stale".

Nearby Words: staled, staling

The streets stank of manure, the courtyards of urine, the stairwells stank of moldering wood and rat droppings, the kitchens of spoiled cabbage and mutton fat; the unaired parlors stank of stale dust, the bedrooms of greasy sheets, damp featherbeds, and the pungently sweet aroma of chamber pots.

Source: The Dung Ages

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