clammy
[ klam-ee ]
/ ˈklæm i /
adjective, clam·mi·er, clam·mi·est.
covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
sickly; morbid: She had a clammy feeling that something was wrong at home.
RELATED WORDS
moisture, evaporation, drizzle, condensation, liquid, rain, humidity, water, damp, wetness, heaviness, thickness, dew, wet, sultriness, steam, dampness, dankness, vaporization
Nearby words
clamant, clamatorial, clambake, clamber, clambering, clammy, clamor, clamorous, clamour, clamp, clamp down
Origin of clammy
Related forms
clam·mi·ly, adverbclam·mi·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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clammy
/ (ˈklæmɪ) /
adjective -mier or -miest
unpleasantly sticky; moistclammy hands
(of the weather, atmosphere, etc) close; humid
Derived Forms
clammily, adverbclamminess, nounWord Origin for clammy
C14: from Old English clǣman to smear; related to Old Norse kleima, Old High German kleimen
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