perspiryadj.
/pəˈspʌɪəri/, U.S. /pərˈspaɪri/ Chiefly colloquial.
Moist or stained with perspiration; sweaty.
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretions > perspirations > [adjective] > covered or damp with sweat
swotyc893
besweatc1275
forswatc1325
wetc1400
all on a watera1438
foaming1590
sweaty1590
sweated1654
deliquescent1815
perspiry1860
sticky1884
1860 All Year Round 7 July 302 Two seedy old women,..with..black, perspiry old gloves.
1929 E. Dahlberg Bottom Dogs i. 10 Pushing off her pince-nez glasses, which she suddenly felt was making her perspiry and nervous all over.
1962 J. D. Salinger Franny & Zooey 31 I love that handkerchief and I'm not going to get it all perspiry.
1984 Health (Nexis) 16 50 Elastics..stretch your hair—even more so when its perspiry or wet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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