sweat·y

[swet-ee]
adjective, sweat·i·er, sweat·i·est.
1.
covered, moist, or stained with sweat.
2.
causing sweat.
3.
laborious.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English swety. See sweat, -y1

Related forms
sweat·i·ly, adverb
sweat·i·ness, noun
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sweaty (ˈswɛtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj , sweatier, sweatiest
1.  covered with sweat; sweating
2.  smelling of or like sweat
3.  causing sweat
 
'sweatily
 
—adv
 
'sweatiness
 
—n

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