← BackshareGuessdankly/ˈdæŋkli/adverbIn a way that is unpleasantly damp, cold, and musty.The air felt dankly heavy as we walked through the foggy marsh.The old clothes hung dankly in the closet, never drying completely.The cave smelled dankly of wet stone and decay.SynonymsdamplymustilyAntonymsdryly