clammy
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i adjective, clam·mi·er, clam·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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clammy (ˈklæmɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -mier, -miest | |
| 1. | unpleasantly sticky; moist: clammy hands |
| 2. | (of the weather, atmosphere, etc) close; humid |
| [C14: from Old English clǣman to smear; related to Old Norse kleima, Old High German kleimen] | |
| 'clammily | |
| —adv | |
| 'clamminess | |
| —n | |
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Clammy
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
No waking up damp and clammy and unable to go back to sleep.
It is not only the clammy discomfort of moving through a damp forest.
Even after an active day the breathable fabric never left my hands damp or clammy or cold.
One feels the urge to let go his clammy hand, pat him gently and ask him if he feels better.
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