sweaty
[swet-ee]
- covered, moist, or stained with sweat.
- causing sweat.
- laborious.
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Origin of sweaty
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Contemporary Examples
Once I even got a Durian—Asian fruit notorious for smelling like a sweaty sock—which did not make me popular that month.
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 MilitaryMarlow Stern
May 23, 2014
Meanwhile, I sit in my wrinkled, ill-fitting blazer, sweaty from nerves and running to get to this interview on time.
Forty percent say they find exercise ‘boring’ —but there are so many fun ways to get sweaty.
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 WhiskeyMarlow Stern
November 22, 2013
Historical Examples
He was a sight; wet and dirty and sweaty from running, and scared.
Pluck on the Long TrailEdwin L. Sabin
The gardener wiped his sweaty forehead with the inside of his wrist.
Greener Than You ThinkWard Moore
His hat was pushed back, uncovering a forehead seamed and sweaty.
The Rich Little Poor BoyEleanor Gates
What hot and sweaty memories are linked with that word, haying!
When Life Was YoungC. A. Stephens
And Mitch took off his hat and let the wind blow through his sweaty hair.
Mitch MillerEdgar Lee Masters
sweaty
- covered with sweat; sweating
- smelling of or like sweat
- causing sweat
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Word Origin and History for sweaty
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