clammy
adjective
covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp.
clammier
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comparativeof clammy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Nothing could be clammier, but, still, you can sense the film slithering toward a dead end.
From The New Yorker ● May 19, 2017
No books of mine on stall or counter stand, To tempt Tigellius' or some clammier hand, Nor read I save to friends, and that when pressed, Not to chance auditor or casual guest.
From The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry by John Conington
They put their hands into their pockets, and my hand kept growing clammier all the time.
From The Promised Land by Mary Antin
But there's one thing that chills my blood clammier than even the cold weather, and that is the thought of that whale follerin' us.
From The Great Stone of Sardis by Frank Richard Stockton
