dewy

Everyday

1. Wet with dew, the tiny drops of water that form on grass and leaves on cool nights. tree →
2. Fresh, soft and slightly shiny, as in dewy skin. tree →
3. Dewy-eyed means with eyes wet with tears, or too hopeful and innocent. tree →

In the lessons

In science it shows that water vapour in the air has cooled and turned to liquid (condensation) on cold surfaces at night. In stories a dewy morning sets a calm, fresh, early scene. Phrases: dewy grass, dewy morning, dewy-eyed.

Examples

• Our shoes got soaked running across the dewy grass. tree →
• The spider web sparkled on the dewy morning. tree →
• The dewy leaves were cold to touch. tree →
• By noon the sun had dried the dewy field. tree →
• Mum's face cream promises dewy skin. tree →
• Gran got dewy-eyed watching the school play. tree →
• We saw the dewy windows of the car before school. tree →
• Wherever she set her blessed foot, there was at once a dewy flower. tree →

Note

Comes from dew (not «due» or «do» — homophones in many accents). Dew is not rain: it forms from the air itself when the ground cools. Dewier, dewiest for comparisons.