clammy

[ klam-ee ]

/ ˈklæm i /

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adjective, clam·mi·er, clam·mi·est.

covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.

sickly; morbid: She had a clammy feeling that something was wrong at home.

Origin of clammy

1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to Middle English clam sticky, cold and damp + -y -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM clammy

clam·mi·ly, adverb clam·mi·ness, noun

Words nearby clammy

clamant, clamatorial, clambake, clamber, clambering, clammy, clamor, clamorous, clamour, clamp, clamp down

Example sentences from the Web for clammy

Beads of sweat now covered his forehead, and his arms and legs were clammy.

When Everything Changed |Gayle Tzemach Lemmon |March 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
We do not need to revisit the clammy atelier of science class.

TSA Is Not Trying to Kill You |Kent Sepkowitz |November 23, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Until the threshold of 270 was crossed, the stillness of the clammy night continued to hang over the city.

The Capital Goes Nuts |Simon Schama |November 6, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
Shiverin' yet she is; 'deed the mornin's clammy cold; there's naw love in thet.

Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 |Various

He closed the door and crept into bed, the clammy cotton sheets of which were warm against his flesh.

The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure |Rex Beach
Especially have ye to keep quiet just after death has laid her clammy hand upon the body.

Death--and After? |Annie Besant
One open palm, extended to ease his fall, fell upon the upturned features of a cold and clammy face.

The Oakdale Affair |Edgar Rice Burroughs
He clapped Kurt on the shoulder, ignoring the damp gray grimy feeling of the clammy T-shirt under his palm.

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town |Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for clammy

clammy

/ (ˈklæmɪ) /

adjective -mier or -miest

unpleasantly sticky; moist clammy hands

(of the weather, atmosphere, etc) close; humid

Derived forms of clammy

clammily, adverb clamminess, noun

Word Origin for clammy

C14: from Old English clǣman to smear; related to Old Norse kleima, Old High German kleimen

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clammy

adjective, clam·mi·er, clam·mi·est.

Origin of clammy

OTHER WORDS FROM clammy

Words nearby clammy

Example sentences from the Web for clammy

British Dictionary definitions for clammy

adjective -mier or -miest

Derived forms of clammy

Word Origin for clammy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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clammy

adjective, clam·mi·er, clam·mi·est.

Origin of clammy

OTHER WORDS FROM clammy

Words nearby clammy

Words related to clammy

Example sentences from the Web for clammy

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adjective -mier or -miest

Derived forms of clammy

Word Origin for clammy

British Dictionary definitions for clammy