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clammy

[ klam-ee ]
/ ˈklæm i /
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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.

Words related to clammy

moisture, evaporation, drizzle, condensation, liquid, rain, humidity, water, damp, wetness, heaviness, thickness, dew, wet, sultriness, steam, dampness, dankness, vaporization

Words nearby clammy

clamant, clamatorial, clambake, clamber, clambering, clammy, clamor, clamorous, clamour, clamp, clamp down

Origin of clammy

1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to Middle English clam sticky, cold and damp + -y -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM clammy

clam·mi·ly, adverbclam·mi·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for clamminess

clammy
/ (ˈklæmɪ) /

adjective -mier or -miest

unpleasantly sticky; moistclammy hands
(of the weather, atmosphere, etc) close; humid

Derived forms of clammy

clammily, adverbclamminess, noun

Word Origin for clammy

C14: from Old English clǣman to smear; related to Old Norse kleima, Old High German kleimen
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