sweaty

[swet-ee]

adjective

sweatier, sweatiest 

1. covered, moist, or stained with sweat.

2. causing sweat.

3. laborious.

sweaty

/ ˈswɛtɪ /

adjective

1. covered with sweat; sweating

2. smelling of or like sweat

3. causing sweat

Other Word Forms

• sweatily adverb
• sweatiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweaty¹

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

Example Sentences

"You get sweaty, you see your colleague dripping in sweat, I don't think people really worry about that."

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Murdaugh is a sweaty, volatile mess, addicted to painkillers he hides in a chewing tobacco tin.

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“As soon as it gets sweaty and wet, it actually wicks heat away from your body and makes you feel really cold and clammy.”

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That night, standing with Amy in a dark, abandoned prison, I felt my heart race and I wiped my sweaty palms again and again on my shirt to keep the grip on my flashlight.

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And the sweaty bars and fringe meetings of the party conference provide the perfect backdrop for those out to make trouble.

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Related Words

• moist 
• sticky 
• stinky 
• wet