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clammy
clam·my C0383200 (klăm′ē)adj. clam·mi·er, clam·mi·est 1. Disagreeably moist, sticky, and cold to the touch: a clammy handshake.2. Damp and unpleasant: clammy weather.3. Uneasy; apprehensive: The ghost town gave us a clammy feeling. [Middle English, sticky, probably from clam (from Old English, mud, clay) or from Middle Low German klam, stickiness.] clam′mi·ly adv.clam′mi·ness n.clammy (ˈklæmɪ) adj, -mier or -miest1. unpleasantly sticky; moist: clammy hands. 2. (of the weather, atmosphere, etc) close; humid[C14: from Old English clǣman to smear; related to Old Norse kleima, Old High German kleimen] ˈclammily adv ˈclamminess nclam•my (ˈklæm i) adj. -mi•er, -mi•est. 1. covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands. 2. sickly; morbid: a clammy feeling. [1350–1400; Middle English, =clam sticky, cold and damp (akin to Old English clām mud, clay) + -y -y1] clam′mi•ly, adv. clam′mi•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | clammy - unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests"dankwet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" |
clammyadjective1. moist, sweating, damp, sticky, sweaty, slimy My shirt was clammy with sweat.2. damp, humid, dank, muggy, close As you peer down into this pit, the clammy atmosphere rises to meet your skin.Translationsclammy (ˈklӕmi) adjective damp and sticky. clammy hands. 濕黏的 粘湿的clammy
clammy[′klam·ē] (biology) Moist and sticky, as the skin or a stem. clammy
Synonyms for clammyadj moistSynonyms- moist
- sweating
- damp
- sticky
- sweaty
- slimy
adj dampSynonymsSynonyms for clammyadj unpleasantly cool and humidSynonymsRelated Words |