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.

Synonyms

• dewy, rorid; see also Thesaurus:bedewed

Translations

covered in dew

• Maori: hautakū

Verb

bedewed

1. simple past and past participle of bedew