ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dewey

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Dewey is an adjective meaning (US, slang, humorous, uncommon) A charge of DUI.

Meaning

(US, slang, humorous, uncommon) A charge of DUI.

More Meanings

  1. Obsolete form of dewy.

Example Sentences

115 lbs. of green, dewey grass
For Memnon was that dewey, royal boy, son of Aurora, and born King of Egypt, who, with enthusiastic rashness flinging himself on another’s account into a rightful quarrel, fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wet, dewed, moist, misty, humid, damp.

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