clamminess
- a word derived from clammy.
Example Sentences
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In the mill proper, the air had a tropical clamminess; the dominant olfactory note was of broken-down cardboard left out in the rain.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
It’s a song that tends to register via alternate senses, a clamminess on the nape of your neck or a cloying taste, like children’s cough syrup, in the back of your mouth.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
Other signs of rupture include dizziness, sweating, clamminess, nausea or vomiting, fast pulse, shortness of breath and loss of consciousness.
From US News ● Nov. 19, 2014
He uses the small space to emphasise the play's hectic clamminess.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2010
I rub my free hand against my jeans, trying stupidly to wipe away the clamminess and fear.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
