clammy
adjective
covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp.
clamminess
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a word derived from
clammy.
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes you just kind of have to power through the clamminess and the shakes and the racing heart,” said Matt Schulz, the chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree, who wrote a book on the topic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
They might only be exposed to the worst of the rest of us, inquisitiveness through a long-lens, clamminess up close.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2015
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
She remembered the sense of release as the candle burst, the clamminess, Mama’s words.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
