clammy

/ˈklæmi/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

cold, growing, modest, viscous

VERB + CLAMMY

air, end, enjoys, felt, get, hands

CLAMMY + NOUN

extremities, fright, handshake

PREP.

from, in

ADV.

increasingly, somewhat

Definitions

adj

Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.

His hands were clammy from fright.

The cause is a temperate conglutination ; for both bodies are clammy and viscous , and do bridle the deflux of humours to the hurts , without penning them in too much

The quality of normal skin signs, epidermis that is neither diaphoretic nor dry.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — unpleasantly cool and humid

dank

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

His hands were clammy from fright.

Wiktionary

The cause is a temperate conglutination ; for both bodies are clammy and viscous , and do bridle the deflux of humours to the hurts , without penning them in too much

Wiktionary

Then he could see the modest bookseller, somewhat clammy in his extremities and lost within his academic robe and hood, nervously fidgeting his mortar-board, haled forward by ushers, and tottering rub

Wiktionary

As I stepped outside, the air felt clammy.

Tatoeba · #9013276

Nobody enjoys a clammy handshake.

Tatoeba · #9013279

His face was cold and clammy.

Tatoeba · #9013282

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