Clammy
adjective
Unpleasantly wet and sticky.
His skin felt clammy with sweat.
Often appears as...
- clammy hands
- clammy skin
adjective
Unpleasantly wet and sticky.
His skin felt clammy with sweat.
Often appears as...
- clammy hands
- clammy skin
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Describes how something feels to touch, often related to skin or surfaces that are unpleasingly damp.
The clammy touch of the cellar walls made her shiver.
Pro Tip 2/3Nervous Reactions
Commonly used to describe the feeling of cold, sweaty hands or skin when someone is nervous or afraid.
Before the interview, his palms were clammy with nervousness.
Pro Tip 3/3Uncomfortable Humidity
Evokes the sensation of high humidity that makes air feel heavy and skin uncomfortably wet.
It was a hot, clammy day, and the air felt thick to breathe.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Describes how something feels to touch, often related to skin or surfaces that are unpleasingly damp.
The clammy touch of the cellar walls made her shiver.
Pro Tip 2/3Nervous Reactions
Commonly used to describe the feeling of cold, sweaty hands or skin when someone is nervous or afraid.
Before the interview, his palms were clammy with nervousness.
Pro Tip 3/3Uncomfortable Humidity
Evokes the sensation of high humidity that makes air feel heavy and skin uncomfortably wet.
It was a hot, clammy day, and the air felt thick to breathe.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Describes how something feels to touch, often related to skin or surfaces that are unpleasingly damp.
The clammy touch of the cellar walls made her shiver.
Pro Tip 2/3Nervous Reactions
Commonly used to describe the feeling of cold, sweaty hands or skin when someone is nervous or afraid.
Before the interview, his palms were clammy with nervousness.
Pro Tip 3/3Uncomfortable Humidity
Evokes the sensation of high humidity that makes air feel heavy and skin uncomfortably wet.
It was a hot, clammy day, and the air felt thick to breathe.
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Most of you can probably relate to what I'm feeling right now. My heart is racing in my chest. My palms are a little bit clammy.
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How racism harms...
Most of you can probably relate to what I'm feeling right now. My heart is racing in my chest. My palms are a little bit clammy.
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Quote examples
Geoff Johns
American Writer
Deathstorm sees Power Ring as a fascinating experiment. Deathstorm is a scientist who's been merged with the dead body of his lab assistant. It's given him a cold demeanor and a clammy touch.
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Jo Brand
British Comedian
Christians have always been fodder for comedians who have tended to portray them as anoraks - slightly clammy, beatifically smiley dullards with barely a personality between them.
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E. W. Howe
American Novelist
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Joey Jordison
American Musician
The mask is a pain thing. It's clammy, and your body is moving all over, and you're locked into this thing, and you can't get out.
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Bryce Dallas Howard
American Actress
I struggle immensely with celebrities of all kinds. I get clammy hands and turn a little purple.
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Geoff Johns
American Writer
Deathstorm sees Power Ring as a fascinating experiment. Deathstorm is a scientist who's been merged with the dead body of his lab assistant. It's given him a cold demeanor and a clammy touch.
Quote examples
Jo Brand
British Comedian
Christians have always been fodder for comedians who have tended to portray them as anoraks - slightly clammy, beatifically smiley dullards with barely a personality between them.
Quote examples
E. W. Howe
American Novelist
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
Quote examples
Joey Jordison
American Musician
The mask is a pain thing. It's clammy, and your body is moving all over, and you're locked into this thing, and you can't get out.
Quote examples
Bryce Dallas Howard
American Actress
I struggle immensely with celebrities of all kinds. I get clammy hands and turn a little purple.
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