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adjective -mi·er, -mi·est.
1.
covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
2.
sickly; morbid: She had a clammy feeling that something was wrong at home.
Related forms
clam·mi·ly, adverb
clam·mi·ness, noun
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Word Origin & History
clammy
late 14c., probably from M.E. clam "viscous, sticky, muddy," from O.E. clæm "mud, sticky clay," from P.Gmc. *klaimaz "clay."
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