sweaty

American  

[swet-ee] / ˈswɛt i /

adjective

sweatier, sweatiest

1. covered, moist, or stained with sweat.

2. causing sweat.

3. laborious.

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sweaty British  

/ ˈswɛtɪ /

adjective

1. covered with sweat; sweating

2. smelling of or like sweat

3. causing sweat

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Other Word Forms

• sweatily adverb
• sweatiness noun

Etymology

Origin of sweaty

First recorded in 1325–75, sweaty is from the Middle English word swety. See sweat, -y ¹

Example Sentences

What actually happened was, amid a surprising and sudden level of media interest, the council found a spectacularly sweaty procedural issue that allowed it to delay a decision.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sweaty desperation suggested by this behavior does seem justified.

From Salon

Years later, on the New York punk music circuit, she switched to eyeliner, because she loved getting sweaty and smearing the black streaks down her face.

From Los Angeles Times

People started lining up outside appliance outlets and department stores, risking life and limb to get their sweaty hands on one of the limited-quantity, only-while-supplies-last TVs, power tools, personal computers or designer camisoles.

From The Wall Street Journal

The way they transformed into such airy, weightless beings while dancing, when offstage they were all earthbound muscle and sweaty concentration!

From Literature

Related Words

• moist
• sticky
• stinky
• wet