sweaty
Americanadjective
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covered with sweat; sweating
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smelling of or like sweat
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causing sweat
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
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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.
Powered by these realizations, she’ll continue to lose herself in foggy nightclub dance floors, masses of sweaty bodies and blinding strobe lights.
From Los Angeles Times
Can the garment withstand a grueling and sweaty tour?
From Los Angeles Times
Following so many years of sweaty anti-heroes grimacing through dim spaces or slugging it out in grime, the Sheridan-influenced West is an unspoiled treasure worth fighting over.
From Salon
It’s full of ill voices, and it’s sweaty and smells a bit.
From Los Angeles Times
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