sweaty

[swet-ee]

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adjective, sweat·i·er, sweat·i·est.

covered, moist, or stained with sweat.

causing sweat.

laborious.

Origin of sweaty

First recorded in 1325–75, sweaty is from the Middle English word swety. See sweat, -y¹

Related formssweat·i·ly, adverbsweat·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for sweaty

Once I even got a Durian—Asian fruit notorious for smelling like a sweaty sock—which did not make me popular that month.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nine times out of ten, it will conjure up an image of a brooding, sweaty, long-haired hunk.
Taylor Kitsch on ‘The Normal Heart,’ Homophobic Right-Wingers, and Gays in the Military|Marlow Stern|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, I sit in my wrinkled, ill-fitting blazer, sweaty from nerves and running to get to this interview on time.
Marlo Thomas Says Girls Should Feel Free to Be Like Hannah Horvath|Emily Shire|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Forty percent say they find exercise ‘boring’ —but there are so many fun ways to get sweaty.
Britain’s Weighty Issue|Emma Woolf|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ferrell (as Burgundy) still decided to sing a special theme song for the gigantic, sweaty, red-faced politician.
Anchorman 2’s PR Blitz: Dodge Durangos, Daft Punk, Rob Ford’s Campaign Song, and Whiskey|Marlow Stern|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She had thought that he would smile gloatingly into her sweaty face and pass on.
The Judge|Rebecca West
Yet with the sun hot above my head, I found it a sweaty task, and was but too glad to hear Ellen blow the horn for dinner.
When Life Was Young|C. A. Stephens
The air was close and offensive with sweaty bilious odors and the sharp pungent smell of turpentine.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
It had been a hard, all day climb, and the horses were tired and the gray dust was caked upon their sweaty riders.
Frontier Boys on the Coast|Capt. Wyn Roosevelt
And his sweaty grin followed Vic as the latter went out with the coil of rope over his shoulder.
The Seventh Man|Max Brand

British Dictionary definitions for sweaty

sweaty

adjective sweatier or sweatiest

covered with sweat; sweating

smelling of or like sweat

causing sweat

Derived Formssweatily, adverbsweatiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for sweaty

adj.

late 14c., from sweat + -y (2). Related: Sweatiness.